How to stop sticking on your phone in the morning

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Tips to help you get more done and not waste valuable time.

In the morning you wake up and plan to do yoga before work, make a hearty and delicious breakfast, read an article from a professional magazine. And after half an hour you realize that you are still lying in bed and scrolling the news feed on your phone. Familiar situation? If yes, you are not alone: 4 out of 5 people check their smartphone immediately after waking up. Let's see why this is happening and whether it is possible to cope with it.

Why do we do this

Running away from problems

Only 13% of people are satisfied with their work, and the remaining 87% go there without much joy.

The phone is a great way to get away from problems for a while and put aside unpleasant responsibilities a little. Disgusting work, tough conversation, difficult trip. We seem to beg for those very cherished five minutes - like in childhood, when we didn't want to go to school.

We are afraid to miss something important

From 40 to 56% of people suffer from the fear of lost profits: they are afraid of being "out of the picture" and worry that something interesting is happening to everyone except them. Therefore, they check their phone more often than others - to calm down and make sure they are not missing anything.

By the way, an obsessive, obsessive smartphone check is also characteristic of people with anxiety - this is how they try to drown out their experiences.

We crave quick pleasure

Likes, emoticons and comments on social media give us a sense of our own worth and increase dopamine levels. And he, in turn, makes us look for new pleasures and more often check social networks.

What's bad about it

Time is wasted

But you could spend it on something important: exercise, reading, meditation, a healthy breakfast. A modern person runs the risk of spending "on the phone" up to five years of life. In addition, if you dive into a gadget right in the morning, there is a great chance of being late for work.

Motivation disappears

Morning rituals set the tone for the whole day, and smartphones knock down a productive mood. In the evening, you planned to go for a run, take a contrast shower, read a few pages of a book and go to work vigorous and energized. And in the morning grab your phone and - blast! - 15–20–30 minutes of time have disappeared from your life. And with them the thirst for accomplishment.

Self-confidence suffers

Social networks - after all, most often we stick to them - have a bad effect on our mental health. For example, they lead to the development of anxiety and depression. And we also compare our life with someone else's, envy and feel disgusting. Not the best start to the day, frankly.

How to deal with it

Buy an alarm clock

A smartphone combines almost everything we need: a camera, a communication device, a navigator and, of course, an alarm clock. Perhaps it is because of him that 96% of people put gadgets next to them at night.

And if in the morning you first grab the phone to turn off the call, the temptation to read the news, play a game or check new comments will be very great. In order not to tempt yourself, buy an ordinary watch with an alarm clock. And put the phone to charge in another room.

Set yourself limits

Use a service that blocks access to certain programs. With it, you can select apps that are taking too much time - Instagram, Facebook, online games - and set a blocking schedule. Allow yourself to open them only when you have completed the main tasks - say, after lunch.

Replace a bad habit with a good one

For example, reading. This is also a way to spend the beginning of the day pleasantly and relaxed, but much more rewarding. After all, it has long been proven that reading reduces stress levels and prolongs life.

Turn on monochrome

Not everyone knows about this feature, but you can make your smartphone screen black and white. Using the gadget will become less interesting and convenient, and it will be easier for you to put it aside. Lifehacker has instructions on how to put your smartphone into this mode.