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While Social Media Can be Good and Bad, it’s Not Neutral
Social media can be great, there is a reason why you use it. Not even…
Why Social Media Knows You Better Than Your Spouse
What you see on social media is a world you think everyone is seeing. A…
Using Your Mobile Browser Instead of the App Creates Friction
In an earlier blog, I wrote about using the browser version of an app on…
Deleting Apps Too Hard? Try Offloading Apps First
Common advice to beat phone addiction is to delete your junk apps. Apps that have…
Make Specific Areas a Temporary No Phone Zone
We use our smartphones everywhere. There is no room in the house that has seen…
What is Phubbing and Why You Should Stop at Once
Phubbing is a term that is used more often lately. Sadly, most of us occasionally…
The Phone Stacking Game Demotivates You to Touch Your Phone
You managed to gather a bunch of friends, but somehow you guys are not fully…
Turn FOMO into JOMO, the Joy of Missing Out
We hear this term a lot when we discuss excessive screen time: FOMO. FOMO means…
Replace Social Media Apps With Their Browser Versions
You may like to use social media. At least there are specific features you appreciate…
Disabling Push Notifications Should Become Standard Practice
Are you fed up with your smartphone behaving like a jealous boyfriend or girlfriend? Are…
Social Media Use Can Begin and End with Pain
Why are you using social media? Do you know why? Do you sometimes use social…
Know How Much You Use Screens and How They Affect Your Life
You may have heard of my 6 steps formula to beat phone addiction. If that’s…
Let Exercise Pull You Away From Your Smartphone
How do I feel good about myself? If you don’t have the right answers to…
What is Catfishing? Have You Been Catfished?
Back in 2005, I was using chatrooms a lot. It was still new and a…
Why Mindfulness is a Necessity to Beat Smartphone Addiction
Many of us want to self-actualize. We want to make the best out of life.…
Treat Screen Addiction Like Smoking Addiction
Everyone is using screens. Practically everyone you know is using social media. The way we…
Don’t Outsource Your Brain, Your Phone is Not a Good Substitute
Our smartphones do a lot of work for us. That’s great, it really is. That’s…
Embrace the Airplane Mode and Do Not Disturb Setting
You may know better but don’t do better. You know about the airplane mode, but…
Why NOW is the Time to Deal With Tech Addiction
Smartphones exist since 2007…..and look at us now. Many years later and we are glued…
Don’t Suffer from the Dreaded Text Neck, Hold Your Smartphone Properly!
You like your privacy. I can’t blame you. Now that we use our smartphones not…