These rules are so easy
there's no way to f4ck it up
4 simple rules to beat addiction to mobile phones and social networking sites.
1. No Social Media
This doesn’t mean you can’t be social. In fact, the idea is to be more social. Instead of relying on digital communication, actually get out there and talk to people, go out for coffee and connect at a personal level. No Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google+, Tinder, Tumblr, Grinder, Pinterest etc etc
2. No Games
Love playing games on your mobile? Me too. But...It fills the gaps in your time. Like when you are early for a meeting or waiting in line for the bus. Use that time to think, contemplate your life or connect with your wife, kids, friends and family, heck...even strangers.
3. Set Times
This is simple. During work hours 8-5 use email on your mobile if needed, but it would be better to actually call people rather than revert to email or social media. Outside of these hours and on the weekends your phone has two applications. Text and Voice.
4. Put it down and find alternatives
Is your Mobile phone starting to run all the interactions with your friends and family? Do you check it constantly and feel a little buzz when there is a message, an email, a like or a notification. Find alternatives to get that same buzz or feeling. Simple things, real things, like the sun on your face, eating an orange or laughing with your friends and family.
Make a promise to yourself
If there’s an app on your phone that you just can’t live without, there is a very good chance that humans lived for a really long time without it, so put your mobile phone down and use your brain and find an alternative. It's going to be hard but you can beat addiction to mobile devices.