Hello everyone!
Today’s video will focus on 6 simple tricks to spend less time on your phone and be more
productive.
We spend so much time on our phones that it really takes away valuable time that we could
be using on doing productive things and even consume media that truly entertains us.
Since My back to school series will start next week, I will be talking in the next month
and a half about the best ways to minimize wasteful habits, maximize yoru productivity
levels and get organized.
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1.
The easiest trick is to install a blocking app on your phone.
Some apps like Cold Turkey and AppBlock block all apps in your phone for a limited amount
of time or allow you to choose which apps you can’t access during that time.
Other soft alternatives like Forest, persuades you to not using your phone despite not blocking
out any apps.
I will link in the description box ten apps and programs you can use to block out distractions
so you can start tackling your work right away.
2.
Be mindful when choosing the content you are watching.
Instead of completely eliminating social media, try to think of new ways to substitute the
less-useful content you are currently watching for better content.
For instance, if you are following tons of people on Instagram and you feel like you
aren’t taking anything useful out of the time you are spending there, try to follow
interesting pages with facts or motivational images and quotes.
If you have been binge-watching YouTube videos that are even not that entertaining, subscribe
to channels like Ted Education, history channels or watch some documentaries.
Unsubscribe and unfollow people that are not adding something useful to your life and minimize
your information intake.
Yes, if you find yourself thinking that this channel is not adding something useful to
your life, you should be unsubscribing.
That principle should apply to everything so I encourage you to only select what is
important to you, even it that means unsubscribing from this channel.
3.
Uninstall the apps that are the root of your problem.
One of the best ways to get rid of the urge to open Facebook or Instagram on your phone
is simply to uninstall those apps and discipline yourself to use them for a limited amount
of time only in your desktop or other device.
4.
If you don’t want to uninstall those apps, remove them from your home screen if you are
using Android or hide them in a folder if you are using an iPhone.
This will remove the visual incentive to open those apps as soon as you unlock your phone,
because you will not see that icon immediately and will delay or even eliminate the urge
to access those apps.
I know it seems ridiculously simple but I encourage you to try it out and I am pretty
sure you will find a difference in the time you are spending using those apps.
5.
Also, all of this is meaningless if you don’t understand the root of the problem.
If, like most people, you grab your phone the first thing in the morning, make it more
difficult for yourself to make that a habit and leave your phone in other room during
the night.
Most of the time, we use our phones the first thing when we wake up not because we are truly
curious about what is happening around the world but because we are trying to delay the
process of getting up and starting our day.
6.
A final tip is to learn how to manage your notifications better.
Almost every app has settings that manage different types of notifications.
Doing that with intelligence will allow you to have a fully functionable phone without
any blocking software and all apps installed and still avoid getting as much feedback from
social media as you would be doing without that management.
For instance, if you have very active social accounts, like I do with YouTube and Instagram,
you would probably be constantly interrupted by your phone every time you had a new follower,
a new update or a new message.
Try to understand the type of notifications that are really important to you and those
that are meaningless, and you usually just swipe whenever they pop on your phone.
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I hope you have enjoyed today’s video and I will see you next week.
Bye!