February 6 each year marks World No Cellphone Day. If you feel that your family (and you included) could really use a little cell phone break, we are throwing you 8 tech challenges to take on the occasion of this day.
Do not check your cell phone in the morning or at night
Many people barely pick up their phones with their eyes half-open. Make the effort to wait until you have left the house before using your cell phone to take your emails or calls. And in the evening, no cell phone after 9 p.m. for adults and 8 p.m. for teenagers. Blue light has been shown to affect sleep quality. Too hard? Some apps allow for a “digital curfew” between certain hours.
Forcing yourself to disconnect
Several applications are available to help us reduce the time spent on our smart phone. Install for example Flipd to calculate the time you spend without touching your phone. Set a goal of about 8 hours without a phone in total during the day. Beware of cheating,because your session will be canceled and you will have failed!
Use your smart phone like an ordinary cellphone
Let's be honest. It's not the time spent making calls that is very often the problem. It is rather the consumption of applications like Instagram or games that make us addicted to our mobile. For a day, uninstall the apps that are giving you trouble and use your phone only for calls and emails. You will see your usage decrease drastically.
No phone in bedroom
To ensure that your children sleep peacefully instead of spending time on their phone hiding in their room, ask everyone (parents included) to leave their device in a box in another room of the home. It's less tempting this way!
Evaluate its use
This kind of day serves one thing… becoming aware of your level of dependence on this little device that follows you everywhere. The Moment app will calculate your usage time and tell you which app you spent the most time on. A good start for awareness!
No cell phones at the table
A basic rule that should be applied morning, noon and night for parents and children alike. Meal time is an essential time for sharing with the family. Let's not waste it by having everyone's nose glued to our device. To encourage everyone not to cheat, you can place a basket atcell phone near the dining room for everyone to drop off their device before eating.
Remove screen colors
According to some studies, the colors displayed on the screen are largely responsible for all the attention we pay to our cell phones. Take the test for a day and switch your device to black and white mode. Depending on whether you have an Android or iPhone device, a simple Google search will show you how.
Turn off notifications
Take a few seconds to turn off her phone notifications and stop being notified every time you receive a new email or Facebook comment. You will be less tempted to check your device each time the beep sounds.
