12 Ways To Manage Your Phone/ How To Get Rid Of Your Phone Addiction

 

DON'T BE A SLAVE TO YOUR PHONE

We live in an age of distraction. A recent report found that there are now more mobile phones on the planet than people. The ability to concentrate on a task is central to learning (as Daniel Willingham says: ‘Memory is the residue of thought’). So how can we encourage students to better manage their mobile phones during revision?

We check our phones an average of 85 times every day, according to study. You might not believe that you use your phone very frequently. The same study found that customers typically use their phones twice as frequently as they believe they do. Excessive mobile phone use has been associated with a number of detrimental impacts, such as reduced stress, disrupted sleep, and impaired focus.

Even at their worst, these consequences are undesirable. They can be disastrous during the revision process. Naturally, smartphones can be utilized as a revision tool since they provide access to Google and a wide variety of revision websites and apps. But they can also be a cause of FOMO and procrastination (fear of missing out).

If left to themselves, the temptation to misuse them will probably far outweigh the benefits of prudent use. It's also intriguing to observe how adolescents and adults evaluate risk and reward differently. As a result, individuals engage in "risky" or potentially "self-handicapping" actions. For additional information on the adolescent brain, see our earlier post, "Understanding The Teenage Brain," here.

One option is to turn off the phone or give a parent control of it. Going cold turkey or the "out of sight, out of mind" philosophy has a valid point to be made. This technique is regularly applied to improve self-control (see details of the famous marshmallow experiment). By removing the temptation, you lower your chances of succumbing to it.

Recent research, however, suggests that students who frequently use their phones can experience increased agitation and anxiety as a result of this absence. For these students, other approaches could be more successful. There isn't a single method that works for everyone to help students manage their mobile devices during review.

Therefore, in order to help, we provide a number of simple options. For some folks, a combination of these strategies will yield the best results. The twelve methods consist of...

• Set a deadline for it.     

• Put your phone off.     

• Limit the amount of notifications you receive.  

                         

                        

• Avoid using your phone while editing.                                                

                       

• When you intend to use the Internet again, let your plans know.                                                                                                    

                       

• As you get closer to going to bed, dim your phone's backlight.                                                                                                                  
  
  
  

• Use your phone as a reward after finishing a certain amount of work.                                                                                                
  
  
  

• You don't have to reply to every message you receive.                                                                                                                 
  
  
  

• Give your phone to a family member or acquaintance you can trust so they can keep an eye on it while you study.                
  
  
  

• Turn on your phone's aero plane mode.                                               
  
  
  

• Keep your phone outside of your bedroom when you are sleeping.                                                                                                  
  
  
  

• When you need to concentrate, put your phone on silent.                    

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