Real talk: did you know you can turn your cell phone off?
Okay, okay. I know you’re not an idiot. But if you knew that you could, then, well…do you? Up until recently, the thought had almost never occurred to me. I used my phone incessantly. Here are some examples of when I’d cuddle it most:
- A webpage is taking longer than 3 seconds to load? Well, I guess I can check Instagram while I’m waiting!
- I’m really busy, but also just decided that I deserve a break! I’m busy so I deserve things! Time for Twitter!
- Someone just put me on hold… *thinking* Hmm is it possible to access Facebook while I’m on a call?
- Time for lunch! Let me check every social media account I have while I’m eating! Then, like me check them all again just to make sure I didn’t miss anything while I was checking the other ones!
…Sound familiar? I took my phone with me e-ver-y-where. My hand became like a modern-day hook — Captain iPhone at your service.
Luckily, I discovered a solution. It’s pretty revolutionary. If you didn’t know it was possible, I wouldn’t blame you.
I turned the damn thing off.
Crazy, I know.
Aside from feeling like I had a phantom limb for awhile (i.e. grabbing my phone throughout the day and then realizing it was dead), turning my phone off for a few hours at a time has positively altered my days for a number of reasons (hint: more productivity means more clients.)
How has it helped me?
- I’m more productive. Like I mentioned, I used to use my phone quite a lot, usually a few minutes here and there that added up. I didn’t do anything useful with it most of the time; it was simply a tool to help me procrastinate. When it’s off, I don’t give myself the option, and that’s the important thing here. Turning it off adds extra time to the process if you decide to use it and most people will subconsciously realize that and just say, “eh, forget it.” Plus, not having my phone as a distraction increases my sense of “flow,” meaning that when I’m in the zone, I stay there.
- I feel happier and less “blah.” Looking back, checking social media on my phone several times throughout the day was a “filler” activity. It didn’t do much for my well-being or personal growth and aside from the occasional, inspiring Instagram photo or Facebook article, I forgot everything I saw or read within the hour. Without realizing it, checking social media made me feel a little “blah.” It’s like I turned my brain off for a few minutes, yet not in a relaxing way. Deleting this habit from my day makes me feel a lot happier and at peace.
- I compare less. Much of my phone usage was for checking social media. As much as I love social media, it sometimes made me feel a little crummy. How do they always have fresh flowers in their house? (Side eyes to the dead flowers on my desk). Who takes all these cool outfit photos for them? How do they have so many compadres they’re tweeting? Do I even have compadres?! After awhile, the “Social Media Effect” can really get to you. Rather than dwelling, give it less space in your day to day thoughts. You can use that extra time to get back to being you, na mean?
Today, I double dog dare you to turn your phone off for a few hours. It might seem a little weird at first to be “disconnected,” but I think you’ll realize that it’s actually pretty easy and will make a positive dent in how awesome and productive your day is. Finish some big tasks? Reward yourself by turning it on for a little while, then back to sleep it goes. Try it!
Would you ever turn your phone off throughout the day?
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Just turned mine off. Thanks for the inspiration!
Woohoo! Get it girl!
This is a really interesting topic. In my class, I was the only one who turned off the phone at night while sleeping. My classmates would turn to see me with a “What the hell are you?” face. Althought I don’t really have much social networks activity, I could spend ours scrolling on Tumblr & Facebook , as Twitter has never been a comfortable network for me.
I think it’s truly great of you to talk about this with your readers, Melyssa. It will be helpful for loads of people!. How weird of you doing great posts! (Sarcasm, obviously!). Have a great week, cutie! 🙂
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That’s interesting, Selene! I keep mine on at night only because I use it as an alarm in the morning. I’m glad you enjoyed this post though, and kudos to you for not being a slave to your phone. I know I am sometimes! >_<
Just shut mine off! Today I am working from home because of some snow, and I always get SO DISTRACTED by it, especially in my home office!! Great timing for this post 🙂
Woohoo! Glad to help! I work from a home office too and can find it really distracting to have my phone on 24/7!
I found similar results when I did this. I still do turn my phone off. It’s hard to break the habit at first but then becomes surprisingly easier. During summer I took a break from technology and found that I felt much more refreshed afterwards and was comparing myself to others a lot less.
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I love that, Sammi! Especially the part about comparing yourself to others less. I think social media plays a huge role in that and we often forget how much power we have in turning it off. 🙂
Wow, sadly I realized that the four points you’ve made in the beginning of this post are all things that I am guilty of.
Ha! Well, I’m speaking from experience, too. 😉
Mine is pretty in hibernation mode all day because I naturally keep myself busy with other things. Besides, I always had that fear of addiction, so that kept me from even touching my phone unless I made a conscious choice to use it for “legitimate” reasons as opposed to simply “checking things.” Guess I lucked out.
That’s awesome! I love that you make a conscious choice not to use it. I think that’s what I was forgetting before and what a lot of others often forget. It becomes a habit and when that happens, we’re unconsciously picking it up without realizing how often we’re doing it.
It is all too easy to get caught up in social media and the online world instead of being active in my life. I have yet to shake my love of instagram but I have gotten better about my internet usage. Baby steps.
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Baby steps for sure. Good for you Shari-Ann! 🙂
I love the night mode, but I think I’m too paranoid that if I turn mine off I’ll miss the one urgent call I’ll ever get and I won’t even know it!
Ahh that’s a tough choice to make! I can’t remember the last time I got an urgent call, so it works for me, but I imagine it would be different if you had a family or multiple-person business.
In the first lines you totally described me, I feel quite guilty suddenly! x
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I’m totally speaking from experience, in case I didn’t mention that. 😉 I felt a little guilty, too, but I guess it was just the motivation I needed to change my habit 🙂
Wow what a coincidence. I decided to turn my cell off this morning to focus on studying and it worked. Not only was I more productive it also felt great to take a break.
That’s so great, Lina! We must be on the same wavelength today. 🙂
I can totally relate! My phone is such an easy distraction for me. I have clients that still prefer to contact me by phone (so turning it off isn’t an option) but I will turn off the data and wi-fi to keep me from getting de-railed. Great post!
That’s a great idea, Gillian! I hadn’t thought of turning off data/wi-fi!
I don’t think it would really matter if I turned my phone off or not…I work in social media, so I’m still on social media on my computer pretty much ALL DAY LONG. Haha. Although it does reinforce my multi-tasking, which is probably not the best. There will be times when I’m checking Facebook on my computer and Twitter on my phone! I may try this sometime though to see if it helps with my productivity. 🙂
haha I’ve totally been guilty of using social media on my phone and computer at the same time, too! At least you’re using social media on your phone for work — that’s gotta count for a whole lot! 🙂
I wish I could turn my off sometimes. But if I do my husband will call everywhere looking for me.
Ahh I imagine it would be a lot harder to do this if I had a family! Maybe you and your husband can find other ways to communicate if it’s not an emergency, such as through email?
I have never been a phone person and even get annoyed when people text over calling, but yea the net in general can drain your hours away. I know it all well especially when you freelance. All the hours we have spent on the net and will never get back is unreal.
Ha! Definitely. It’s a process to get used to being on the computer all day. 😉
I made a point of leaving my phone in my purse when I went home for the holidays this year and only checking it once in the morning and once in the evening. I felt so much more present and relaxed with my family. It’s amazing how we think we’re just checking our phones for a second mid-conversation when it actually brings real-life conversation to a screeching halt while the person we’re talking to watches us text someone else or check out the photos we’ve just been tagged in. I’ve made a real effort to curb that kind of rudeness.
That is so SO awesome, Sarah. Love that your conscious of what it does to conversations and relationships, even when you just take 10 seconds to send a text. I also love the idea of checking it only twice a day. That is a great practice to have!
I’m doing this too….and taking – religiously – 30 minutes in the mornings to just be silent and 15 minutes in the evening before bed just to be in silence….(additionally to my meditations)….it’s having an enormously positive effect already
That is rad, Helen! I love that.
Gosh, I always wonder who takes all their outfit photos, too. I have to set up my tripod for my photos so I do posts very infrequently that involve outfit photos. Great tip for turning the phone off. I’ll have to give it a shot!
Haha! I have another friend who uses a tripod to take her photos too — maybe I should try that! I hope turning your phone off helps you in some way. 🙂
I’ve slowly been weaning myself away from my phone, particularly when I get home in the evening, but I’m liking this band-aid method more!
Let me know if you try it, Jaclyn! I think leaving it alone in the evenings when you’re at home is a great practice, too.
I don’t turn my phone off during the day. I live close to my parents and my in-laws and there have been many a times where they’ll call with an emergency or something they need for me to do during my lunch break. However, I do schedule time to look at my phone. I do so in the morning while I read a few Bible verses as well as respond to emails. I’ll browse during my scheduled times during the day so that my hour or so before bed browsing doesn’t take too long. That’s what works best for me anyway.
This was a great ! Do you have any suggestions for folks who need their phone for work? I’m on call for most of the week and although I love to turn my phone off I can’t for work! Suggestions !!
Guilty. I used to be better at this but when there’s too little to do at work. These quick little check-ups throughout the day definitely add up and I agree: they don’t actually -add- anything to my life. Most of the time at least. Plus, I tend to feel really stressed when I check my phone too often. Fear of missing out? Ouch.
I am trying to find ways to limit my social media addiction as well. Some times I would delete various apps off my phone for some time, but still end up with the same behavior when I downloaded it back. Now I have been utilizing my do not disturb option, which has bee going quite well. Think next I will try the turning it off option.
I don’t have another phone, so turning my cell off is unrealistic. However, I curbed most of my habits years ago when I turned off the push notifications for all apps. I got addicted to the pop-ups from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and would immediately jump to see what they were. Now I just don’t get those notifications at all and only check in on *my* schedule. This is only semi-related, but my Twitter was hacked probably 2 years ago and I got an email to change my password and I just…. never did. I never went back. I don’t miss it even a LITTLE bit.
I loved this post! It’s so easy to fall into the “Social Media Effect” and I know I allowed it to get the best of me in previous weeks. However, over Christmas and New Year’s I refused to check my phone and I felt so refreshed! I’m hoping to use the same technique during the work week! Loved this genuine post!
I cosign this entire post! I’ve started doing the same thing and surprisingly I feel so much better for it.
I am so guilty of this, but with my ipad. And my phone, too. Before I realize it, hours have passed and I haven’t done anything productive. It’s no way to live, Melyssa. No way to live!
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I literally feel lost sometimes without my phone. Not the healthiest relationship with technology. I know I need to cut back but I find it so hard
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It does feel really nice to be disconnected but I feel like I couldn’t turn off my phone because people rely on it to be able to contact me!
There’s this app called Checky that tells you how many times you’ve look at your phone…. its an eyeopener haha
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Definitely a helpful exercise. I’m a little neurotic in the sense that I need my phone on in case of an emergency on my end or on someone else’s end & they need to reach me. Or for communication that’s a bit more time-sensitive, like when friends randomly ask to have dinner or drinks that evening, and it’s conditional on my response! Instead, I turn my phone on airplane mode while I’m working or having some “me time” OR I turn it on silent, but with a loud ringtone for phone calls (if someone’s calling this day and age, it must be important!) and leave it in the other room, and let myself have breaks every hour or so to have a quick looksy!
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I love to do this! To be fair, I don’t actually turn it OFF off. I will turn off notifications with Do Not Disturb and will also turn my computer on DND. (That way if a Favorite is calling me it will push through). I do this all the time and also set most of my notifications to manual fetch. This makes a huge difference in my productivity and happiness. Even better, I will delete apps that make me do mindless surfing. Most frequent offender? Facebook. It doesn’t exist on my phone.
This seems like it would be REALLY hard for me to do! <—Even after typing that sentence, I saw a notification pop up on my phone & I paused to respond to it. I think I might challenge myself, though, and try to take a break from it. To be honest, I probably won't turn it off, though. Maybe silent and in a desk drawer, or airplane mode or something. Baby steps, right? 😉
Lol I’m probably the only 20 something who doesn’t use their phone during the day anyway, so turning it off for me would be no big deal! The only time I go on my phone is during my lunch break to check my email and play Candy Crush for a couple of minutes. Personally, I think it looks very superficial and narcissistic when people are on their phones all the time, and I make a conscious effort to not give off that impression.
This is an amazing idea but I don’t know if I could do it! x
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I love this! I usually turn my phone on silent during the work day but I do find myself checking it a lot. I totally do what you said– a page takes longer than 3 seconds to load and I use that as an excuse to check instagram, ha!!
I totally know what you mean about it being a filler activity. I like to have my phone with me because I often need it for work, but I’m trying to check social media much less often and use it only for work purposes if necessary. I’m not quite at your level yet but it really does make an amazing difference.
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I don’t turn my phone off, but I’ve made a lot of adjustments. Facebook app got deleted off my phone, and now I’ve conditioned myself to reach for books instead of my phone.
Since I live so far from my family, my mom would be on the next flight out if I didn’t answer my phone, lol.
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I don’t turn my off but when I put it somewhere that I can’t reach it I’m definitely more productive. Or I can just read and relax without worrying about social media or people contacting me.
I don’t turn mine off, but I’ve turned a lot of my notifications off, so I’m not getting alerted every time someone tags me or emails me. I only find out when I seek it out. Granted, I still check more than ideally, but it’s helped. I should definitely experiment with this.
Yes… to all of this. I love it!!!
I don’t have smartphone, but I perform the same behavior with my iPad. When I need to work I put it in another room unless I need it for work. It makes me more focused and I actually get things done. My phone is on silence mode before noon, which is my ‘get shit done’ timephrame.
Great thoughts!
Wooee good for you! This is such a great read – and it’s so true. I forgot my phone at home once and went to my painting class – I was sooooo productive that day. I’m going to turn off my phone during my painting class tomorrow actually, what a great idea!
If I got a work phone, I could turn mine off. But I might miss some important group texts…
I love this, and tried it during the morning at work – but my bigger problem is unlimited access to the Internet. I’m lucky that I can visit any site/blog I want to at work…but it’s also incredibly tempting! Do you have any suggestions for resisting the urge to surf to all the time-sucks* that exist out there? (*The Nectar Collective of course isn’t a time-suck ;)….although it is bookmarked on my work computer…)
You should check out the self-control app for your computer. It does wonders and solves your problem!
I don’t turn my phone off during the day (my coworkers and I actually use our cell phones a lot to communicate…it’s the easiest way when people are wandering around the building) but when I’m at home writing I turn off my cell phone and I disconnect my computer from wi-fi to avoid distractions. At first I hesitated to turn off the wi-fi. I used to pop on the internet to look something up or look at a dictionary or thesaurus if I needed to, but I realized that every time I just “checked something out” I’d take a detour or two, so now I sit with a notebook next to my computer. If I think of someone I need to contact while my phone is off or something that I need to look up while my computer is disconnected, I write it down. I’ve found that I don’t really think about contacting people anymore, so all I write down are little “look this up for story” notes. 🙂
Yes, yes, yes! This is such an awesome post, Melyssa! I’ve done a couple “phone fasts” and they were awesome. I need to do more of them though, because your beginning descriptions describe me perfectly! We can become so addicted to our phones. It’s not healthy. I sometimes rationalize it by saying it’s important to be on social media and connect with others, but most of the time, it’s for entertainment and I use it as a “filler.” Thanks for your inspiration to do this! I hope I can take more advantage of my free time by not using my phone as much!
I do this all the time and its heaven!
Yes! I turn my phone off frequently;) I also do not have facebook on my phone anymore (REVOLUTIONARY) I only check it when I get on the computer. That’s been completely refreshing for me!
I wish I could turn my phone off, but as a disabled person with doctors, lawyers and social service needed to stay up to date it is impossible. However, there was a time when I disconnected my phone for 8 months and didn’t have a care in the world. It was a headache free time.
I need to do this more!!
I rarely turn my phone off because it kinda freaks me out. Haha! What I have done in the last couple months is turn off notifications for social media. I check my phone far less often because it isn’t dinging all the time.
I keep my cell on silent most of the time, but I love the thought of just turning it off – so freeing!
I have my phone on silent but since switching from the iPhone to Android, I noticed my Samsung vibrates much louder than my iPhone. I work PT at a small bakery and it’s the first job I’ve ever had that has strict phone use policy. The owner doesn’t like her team even glancing at their phones whenever the store is dead. Those hours without my phone is pretty refreshing now that I reflect back on it. I’m not launching up my Simpsons Tapped Out game the moment the notification comes out and I don’t worry about why so and so hasn’t texted back. By the time my shift is over, I’m flooded with notifications again and it’s back to having my phone in my hand, haha.
I’m not sure if I’m brave enough to turn off my phone for hours at a time, but I have turned off my notifications from instagram because I noticed that every time I posted a pictures i would literally be waiting to see my phone light up with like notifications. Now that I’ve turned it off, I actually forget when I post a picture and I feel like I don’t depend on likes to make me happy or feel “validated”
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Your points regarding when we check phones is so true. It’s true, and ridiculous, but true sadly… I am not setting any objective goals but would like to generally sway towards a less phone checking attitude!
I do this on the daily! I turn off my phone and my peers judge me for it. It’s so refreshing not to hear my phone go off when I just want to focus on myself and complete things I have to get done, like homework, read, clean up my apartment etc. great article!!!
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Exactly a year ago my smart phone service stopped working b/c it was an old phone,and the phone company said I needed to upgrade for a better one. I switched to a flip phone temporarily, until I saved up for a better phone. It turned out that I totally enjoyed being disconnected throughout the day. The sense of freedom is amazing. I kept rolling with it for exactly 6 months. My excuse to family and friends was: “remember, I have a flip phone until further notice’ I barely texted anyone back unless of course, necessary. During that period I trained myself to have self-control. Of course, I logged on to social platforms through my pc and my old smart phone, cuz I was still able to have access to emails and social media using my phone with my home’s wifi. But I mostly did that at night. The feeling of being able to be present in the moment is something I will continue to pursue always.
The 3rd point made me laugh out loud because I could TOTALLY relate to it. TOTALLY!!
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I have been charging my phone away from me during early evening – from about 5pm to 8pm every Sunday – Thursday, I put it away. I cook, sit at the table and check/respond to emails and read books for enjoyment while waiting for my son to finish his homework. Me putting my phone down has helped him see that he can too!
I have made a note to myself to attempt this though I can already hear some “reasons” (read excuses) challenging me.
This is a great blog post. hopefully it will speak to someone who needs to spend some time away from their phone, I can tell you that it helped me to feel better about when I turn my phone off because my mother always seems to call when I do and then tries to play guilt trips about ignoring her phone calls because she believes my phone is an extension of my hand no matter how many times I try to tell her that I choose to turn it off so that I have some peace and quiet part of the day. I do not have set times of turning my phone off, but I do turn it off or not carry it with me at times and when I am stressed, that is really the best time to leave turned off for me. I find it relaxing when I am not a slave to my phone.
I have read through several peoples comments and I like the fact that most people have figured out what works best for them and they just go with it, we are all the better for it.
I actually really needed to read this post. A few months ago I was on a really great streak where I’d charge my phone in the kitchen overnight instead of on my night table. Not having my phone around from dinner until breakfast made a huge difference in my stress levels and the quality of my sleep. No staring at the screen until my eyes couldn’t stay open, no checking my phone if I happened to wake up in the middle of the night, no reaching for it first thing in the morning… I’m not sure why I ever stopped doing it but I’m starting again tomorrow! (Too late now as I type this very comment from my bed at 12:35am) Thanks for the push I needed 😉
That’s a fabulous idea, Lauryn! I love that it works for you and that it’s a manageable schedule. Great idea!
Such a great suggestion. Turning alert icons and sounds off helps too as it reduces the temptation to check that email that just came in or who just liked our photo on Facebook.
Totally agree, Genevieve! Great tip.
Great idea. I don’t know if I could do it because I work with social media and such but I really should try it sometime! Thanks for posting this.
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That’s tough! Can you create set times each day when you check social media? That way, you can turn your phone off when it’s not a social media time and then do it all in one big chunk. I’ve been trying that and it definitely boosts my efficiency! 🙂
I turned mine off with the intention of turning it on (but forgot) and I learned that if it were really important, someone at work would call the person in the same room with me. And yes, nobody died! =)
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Ha! Great train of thought. I think it’s very true!
Wow, you hit the nail on the head with the checking social media while a site took too long to load. ha! I thought I was the only one. This is definitely very powerful. I am slowly but surely getting a little tired of my social media habits. Will try turning my phone off tomorrow.
haha! I’m honestly glad someone else does that — makes me feel a little less crazy. 😉 I hope you do try turning it off tomorrow — honestly helps so much! 🙂
I’m the same. It’s like I have to occupy myself every second of the day… I should know better as a yoga teacher and someone that meditates but I swear that our phones have a drug like effect on us. It’s somewhat soothing and addictive all at once.
Ah yes. Sometimes I am so mindlessly scrolling and I literally say to myself, you don’t care about any of this. LOL. It’s so tough but I am working at it. Finally at a point where I won’t get on social media until after my morning routine which is progress.
I love your examples Melyssa. They are true for most of us including myself. I’ve recently started putting my phone on Do not disturb for most of the day (when I am working at least) and have turned off all the audio and visual alerts which just call for our attention. Next step will be to turn the phone off for a few hours. Thanks for the reality check!
Yes! The Do Not Disturb is such a helpful little feature! We can all stand to use it much, much more!
Love this post. I know I am guilty of drifting of into my phone instead of working.
Thanks Sharese! And oh man, aren’t we all!
This is great Melyssa! I completely agree that it’s healthy and productive to turn off your phone. (Even if only for a couple hours for those die hards.) Not only are there fewer interruptions but like you said, you actually do other things that leave you feeling better than the “filler” stuff you tend to do otherwise!
So true! Thanks for your insightful comment and I hope you have an amazing day of uninterruptions 🙂
I am going to consider this! It will still be hard to turn it off, but you are absolutely right!
Even just using your phone a little less every day will yield HUGE benefits for your focus. Good luck Chelsea! 🙂
Great article Melyssa! I use my phone to listen to podcast and sometimes your videos 🙂 so I just put it on my pocket and forget about it as I liste. However, when I’m not listening, I do all of the above you noted lol.
That’s great to hear! The phone is just sooo distracting so I’m glad that you’re not allowing it to throw you off. Have a great day, Sofia! 🙂
You must have another line people can reach you on, it is the only way anyone could afford to do that. We have responsibilities we can’t hide from.
Thanks for your comment, Karly! I’m definitely not suggesting that people should hide from their responsibilities – I just wanted to share that turning one’s phone off for a few hours during the day can be very beneficial 🙂
Melyssa I love this idea I’ve been thinking myself that social media is sucking the life out of me but I do I check every time I have even momentary downtime. I think I will start for a couple hours while I am working on client projects to start! <3 Thanks!
Even just a couple of hours helps! Ease into it and I PROMISE you’ll notice a tremendous difference in your productivity 🙂
I love this Melyssa! I find myself turning to the phone to check emails while I’m on FB on the computer or tending to business. I am going to give it a try and turn mine off so I can get more done. Baby steps though… maybe not turn it off… maybe just put it out of arms reach. LOL
Baby steps is good! Best of luck to you, Lois! I hope you see some great results. 😀
I never turned my phone off during the day/night. It is there sucking up all my energy and consuming all of my valuable time during the day. I confess to you that my sleeps deprived because of the usage of phone. Switching it off for few hours is really good thing, one can concentrate, generate new ideas and what not. Well, i will take a bold step in my life and turn off my mobile tonight, so that i will not waste my valuable minutes where in the past i browsed and wasted. Nice and informative article Melyssa, thank you for coming up with it 🙂
Nice job, Prasanna! I hope this little trick helps you to be more productive moving forward. Good luck!
I know I need to turn my cell phone off, especially at work. It’s a huge distraction and I get nothing done with the phone in front of me. Turning it off each night before bed helps me fall asleep much quicker. I also need to delete the game I have on it so I’m not wasting as much time playing the darned thing. lol But seriously, though, I need to start turning it off during work hours. It’ll be beneficial for me in the end and I know it by now.
Your productivity is going to shoot through the roof if you can do this, even just for part of the day. Good luck, Lisa! 🙂
SUCH a great post! I will definitely have to try this because I get so distracted and when it’s family, I feel like I need to answer immediately! Will def report back 🙂 Thanks, Melyssa!
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Good luck, Nikki! I hope you’re able to accomplish lots more by trying this out. 😉
Thank you so much! <3
I never turn my cell off unless the battery dies. But from few months, I keep it on silent mode when at home and deleted all the games. This has helped me avoid unnecessary calls and text messages, and saved me some time, however, I keep checking my phone every hour or so, checking social media updates. After reading your post, I think I should do the same. Thank you for sharing this, Melyssa!
You’re welcome! This is an older post, but lately I have been aiming to get my total cell phone usage down to less than 45 minutes per day. It’s hard, but so doable! 🙂
That only works if you have a landline. When your cell is your primary phone AND you have kids, turning off your cell is not an option.
Hi Jennifer, Thank you for sharing your perspective, it’s definitely not something that works for everyone 🙂
I could so relate to it! Though difficult, I’ll try it for sure. Utterly inspired! Thank you, Melyssa.
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So happy to hear that, Anjali! 🙂