Eliminating Cell Phone Distractions: Tips & Tricks!

Strategies:

• Move distracting apps off your home screen
• Manage notifications
  • Only 15% of users manage app notifications!
• Turn on airplane mode
• Make it harder to use your phone: Put a rubber band (or two) on your phone to remind you not to scroll
• Use a focus app (like Forest) to remind you to put your phone down.
• Work for that dopamine!  Use your phone as a reward once you complete a task.
• Out of sight, out of mind
  • Put your phone away (Could you turn it off?)
• Set up your charger away from where you study / sleep/ etc.
• Make use of phone settings to limit app time Use a Focus and/or Bedtime mode