Today I'll share what's on my iphone and I also share my best tips on minimalism,
work and productivity through your phone. And also today I'll share my best tips for how to
limit and have a healthy relationship to your phone. Which I think is really important. So
first things first. I am a minimalist, so my phone and the case will be very minimal. I want to touch
on the case because this case is biodegradable and eco-friendly. I will link this specific cover in
the description below. It's made from flax seeds and it's 100 biodegradable. So although I tried
to limit my phone use I do use it quite a lot. I use it for work. I use it for YouTube. And I use
it for contacting my friends. So I really want my phone to be aesthetic. I keep the apps that I use
the most on the first page. My favorite apps that I wanted to share with you today is Focus
Keeper. Now Focus Keeper is a great app because it helps you stay productive whilst you work.
And it reminds you to take breaks. Now that is really important for me because without this
app I will not take breaks when I work. I find it really difficult to take a break so this app will
remind me every 25 minutes to take a break and also after a few sessions to take a longer break
which is so important for my mental health. And so important for me not to get like sucked into work.
Another app I use daily is the Moon app. This is for me is the best free app to check the moon
cycles. Now the moon cycles are very important for me to keep track of because I don't do yoga
and practice hard exercise on the new moon and the full moon. My period is also linked to the moon
so another way to keep track of my period is by keeping track of the moon. There's also
rituals I like to do on a full and new moon. So I really love this app because it's the
best and pretty much only free app I've found that will show you the moon cycles
in a simple and just straightforward way. Another app that is essential for me because I used to at
least travel a lot is Happy Cow. I think Happy Cow is the only paid app I have. I'm not a big fan of
paid apps but Happy Cow is just life-changing. It will show you all vegan restaurants in the area
you're in and you can also connect with other people. And you leave reviews about restaurants
that you have tried. Living abroad and traveling and also being in a new city, because this is my
second year in Auckland, it really is a lifesaver. If I'm ever out and about and I really need to
find an organic store, organic bakery or, a place where I can have a vegan latte, I will
find that on Happy Cow. I really recommend this app. It's so fun. It's a great way to connect with
people. I think they even added like a dating and connecting feature lately. So it's a really fun
way to connect with new people through veganism or through diet, if you're new in a place. The other
spiritual app I really like is Insight Timer. I use this app for meditation. It's the only app
I found that is 1. Free, and 2. Also has a timer that has non stressful noises which I find so so
important. If I ever do a guided meditation I will also use this app and listen to Sarah Blonden. So
I really recommend you to check her out for like beautiful 10 minutes, like feminine,
divine meditations. Then I also have youtube studio for work. And I have the YouTube app.
I get really inspired following these people so I love watching YouTube. So I've organized it so
the front page has like everything that is fun and everything that I like doing. Now, when we come to
the second page this is like where I have my work exercise stuff and also where I have other apps.
And I also have my social media apps here. I try to do my best to stay away from social media
and currently the only platforms I use really, are Instagram and Youtube. I do have a Snapchat
account but, I only have one contact on there and that is my little sister. And this is a really fun
way for us to speak daily. Since she's in Sweden and I'm in New Zealand. So it's such an easy way
to keep in touch without having to Face Time for work. There are a few apps I like to use. I use
Upwork since I'm a freelancer. I also use Slack which is a great way to communicate super quickly
with your clients. And this is the only app I have notifications for. And now for the fun part,
I also have two apps for crypto. There are so many apps that are created just to be used through
your phone and they're actually easier than the computer systems. Now, I have Exodus and then I
have the crypto.com app where I buy crypto. Now, one of my favorite features about crypto.com app
is that they have these missions which you can like accomplish and earn points. Which is really
funny. And then I also. It's super easy to connect to the desktop. So there's the crypto.com exchange
that only works on desktop and it's super easy to transfer money in between the desktop version
and the app. And then the last app I use daily is my wake up alarms. If you haven't heard this
tip before there's a setting in iphone where you can get different and customized wake-up tones.
And you can get them to like a sleep cycle rather than a set time. I really,
really like this. I have been using this for like the past, however many years. And this is the only
wake-up alarm that I can use that doesn't stress me out. That was everything on my iPhone. I try to
keep it super minimal. I also tried to not spend too much time on my phone despite the fact that I
am working on there. But, I at least try to make the time on my phone productive. I really don't
want to get stuck doing things on my phone that are not productive and that don't make me feel
good. So speaking about that, I really want to talk about notifications. You need to turn off
your notifications on your phone. I mean like, I cannot stress enough how crazy it is to have
notifications on your phone. You need to turn them off today. The more notifications we have and the
more stress we have the less productive we are. So if you're wanting to be more productive and
efficient at work or at your passion like YouTube or, whatever, it is, it is really important
to work smarter and not harder. So because of this reason I never have the sound on my phone.
And I also don't have notifications for any of my apps. Removing your notifications is super easy.
Just go into settings and remove them there. So my best tips for healthy phone use apart
from turning off notifications is also to turn off your bluetooth. Now, there is no reason to
have your bluetooth on. I really don't like the idea of excess radiation just being close to my
body. So I always have my bluetooth off. Another thing I always turn off is also mobile data or
roaming. I currently don't have a phone plan so I use wi-fi when I'm at home but, I will always have
my data roaming off especially if I'm driving. So if you're driving or traveling on a bus
the data on your phone will constantly try to find a place to connect to. This means that the signal
is actually stronger and there is more radiation on your phone. Another thing I see people do all
the time which I think is a really good idea to stop, is to bring your phone with you in nature.
Now, I completely understand that you might want to take pictures if you're on a hike or
something. So turn the phone off put it in the backpack and take a picture if you want to. But,
I see so many people walking with their phones. So they're like on a hike, quite strenuous hikes,
and people are walking holding their iPhone. And to me that just makes no sense. It makes it, just
again, it's the radiation. It's holding on to your phone where you could, and just having the focus
there. So if it buzzes or, if it makes a noise you will look at it. And I just think it's really sad
because we really want to take in what's around us. And the people that we have around us rather
than just being so focused on our phones. The other thing that I think is extremely, extremely
important for healthy phone use is to not sleep with your phone. I mean it's absolutely crazy
and I think so many people don't understand how harmful it is for them and, for their brain and,
for their mental health. So here are my best tips. I sleep with my phone on airplane mode
and I have the phone in another room. This really helps me wake up in the morning and because I
have to walk out into the other room. And it also keeps my phone on a safe distance. For me
this also goes throughout your day. When I'm sitting at my computer working I don't have
my phone next to me. I try to keep my phone on airplane or at least in a different room.
It really creates this dependence where you need the notifications because you get the dopamine hit
and it can be really addictive. So I understand that it's really hard to stop but, I think it's
really important. Because we really need to learn how to be by ourselves, with ourselves.
Without the need of checking a phone. We also need to learn how to eat breakfast without our phone,
we dinner, eat lunch. We also need to learn to sit. I think this is such an important skill
that's easily being forgot about in our modern world. But, it will really help your mental
health. Another tip is to have one phone free day at least a week. So on Sundays, I don't work. So
on Sundays I will have a phone free day. I won't check Instagram, I won't check my phone. I will
just not check it. Another tip I really like is to not check your phone until a certain time. So for
example I have my phone on airplane mode during the night, then I can wake up, turn the alarm
off and then I can for example, say to myself, to not check the phone until 10 am. And that really
again gives a sense of calmness in my mind that, "Oh, I haven't checked my phone since last night,
at 10 am." And nothing really happened. So I think it's a good reminder for our brain to just teach
us slowly and steadily that our phone isn't like the center of the world. I know a lot of people
talk about productivity and working from my phone can definitely increase my productivity. But,
I also really believe that productivity is, "less is more." Productivity means doing more efficient
work and more focused and mindful work rather than doing constant little bits of work all the time.
That's actually non-productive, non-efficient and your results also will be worse. Taking
time off is one of the best ways for me to be more productive and more efficient. Even when I
don't feel like it. I used to definitely be on my phone a lot more but, I really tried to be mindful
and not be on my phone. I try to mainly use my phone to connect with other people. So I try to
FaceTime my sister and my friends who don't live in New Zealand so that we can have relationships,
despite not being in the same country. Another Youtuber I really like just made a video about
healthy phone use and she said, "Will you remember the moment you spend on your phone?" So when I
heard this I tried to think and, I think, "Will I remember the moment spent on my phone?" I used to
play Animal Crossing for example and, I used to play it while I was at work to calm me down. But,
then I realized I would also play it at home. And this quote or, this idea that in 10 years and,
20 years when I die, 'Will I remember the moments I spent playing animal Crossing?" Or, "Will I
remember the moments where I just sat in silence and tried to experience the present moment?" Or,
"Being with my friends or, Skyping my friends through my phone?" All those moments are so
much more valuable and important to me than the moments I spent on my phone. And this is
not just about social media. Because this is not only about the time I spent on social media but,
also the time I spent watching Youtube videos or, looking at stocks or, checking my bank account or,
whatever it may be, checking the weather. In all those situations I would prefer to spend it with
my loved ones or, even in nature. So that was everything that was on my phone. I think phones
can be a productive tool to live in the modern world but, I also think they can be quite harmful
for mental health. So I am really passionate about encouraging healthy phone use and minimal use of
your phone. Thank you so, so much for watching. Please tell me your best tips about how to not
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