Accessibility First DevRel. I focus on ensuring content created, events held and company assets are as accessible as possible, for as many people as possible.
Cold Turkey is without doubt the best way to get PC screen time under control as it lets you block applications or even lock you out of your computer entirely at specified times! That one stops me working until 3am (locking my computer)!
For the phone, just switch off notifications and leave the phone out of reach, that fixes 99% of your phone problems. Oh and I have a rule of not using my phone in bed, that is something everyone should try and stop doing, that used to be my worst habit!
For TV, as far as I am aware that is just will power / finding something more interesting to do! One extreme idea I read about is to have one of those plugs that your program on and off times (for when you are on holiday to make it look like someone is in the house) and set it to switch the TV off at a certain time (by plugging the TV into it of course!) - never tried that one but if you have a big problem of binge watching it might work for you!
Accessibility First DevRel. I focus on ensuring content created, events held and company assets are as accessible as possible, for as many people as possible.
Yeah the "blue light" is the main problem as it tricks the brain into thinking it is still daytime. Same for any screen.
Couple that with the fact that phone time in bed tends to be mindless scrolling of social media and the constant mini dopamine hits that brings and that also hurts sleep!
Accessibility First DevRel. I focus on ensuring content created, events held and company assets are as accessible as possible, for as many people as possible.
I think we subconsciously know they are not the same from how we approach them / how you behave with each activity.
You will just pick your phone up and start scrolling without any prior thought, but for work you often have to “mentally prepare” / get in the zone.
This is because SM doom scrolling is feeding your brain everything it thinks it needs, work requires effort and isn’t as exciting to the brain (in terms of dopamine hits and constant stimulation / gratification).
The ironic thing is that too much Social Media (especially things like TikTok, YouTube shorts, Instagram etc.) makes it harder to work as you become addicted to the gratification cycle short videos bring.
So the second a challenge appears and you have used up your will power “I will just check Twitter” pops into your head!
They are designed (very carefully and precisely designed I might add) to be addictive and they are. The sad thing is that we are at the stage where if you want to be successful you need to feed that addiction as otherwise your platform will not get used as much.
Anyway this is turning into a mini rant, in summary force yourself to spend more time working without distraction and less time on social media.
Buy a kindle, go for a walk or a run, anything that means you aren’t spending more than 20 minutes at a time on Social Media.
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Cold Turkey is without doubt the best way to get PC screen time under control as it lets you block applications or even lock you out of your computer entirely at specified times! That one stops me working until 3am (locking my computer)!
For the phone, just switch off notifications and leave the phone out of reach, that fixes 99% of your phone problems. Oh and I have a rule of not using my phone in bed, that is something everyone should try and stop doing, that used to be my worst habit!
For TV, as far as I am aware that is just will power / finding something more interesting to do! One extreme idea I read about is to have one of those plugs that your program on and off times (for when you are on holiday to make it look like someone is in the house) and set it to switch the TV off at a certain time (by plugging the TV into it of course!) - never tried that one but if you have a big problem of binge watching it might work for you!
Those are my top tips!
Yeah the "blue light" is the main problem as it tricks the brain into thinking it is still daytime. Same for any screen.
Couple that with the fact that phone time in bed tends to be mindless scrolling of social media and the constant mini dopamine hits that brings and that also hurts sleep!
Certainly not the same effects.
I think we subconsciously know they are not the same from how we approach them / how you behave with each activity.
You will just pick your phone up and start scrolling without any prior thought, but for work you often have to “mentally prepare” / get in the zone.
This is because SM doom scrolling is feeding your brain everything it thinks it needs, work requires effort and isn’t as exciting to the brain (in terms of dopamine hits and constant stimulation / gratification).
The ironic thing is that too much Social Media (especially things like TikTok, YouTube shorts, Instagram etc.) makes it harder to work as you become addicted to the gratification cycle short videos bring.
So the second a challenge appears and you have used up your will power “I will just check Twitter” pops into your head!
They are designed (very carefully and precisely designed I might add) to be addictive and they are. The sad thing is that we are at the stage where if you want to be successful you need to feed that addiction as otherwise your platform will not get used as much.
Anyway this is turning into a mini rant, in summary force yourself to spend more time working without distraction and less time on social media.
Buy a kindle, go for a walk or a run, anything that means you aren’t spending more than 20 minutes at a time on Social Media.