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The first look at the screen in the morning, the last one at night: on average we reach for our phones dozens of times a day. In the medical sense, "addiction" requires clear criteria, but many know the feeling that the phone gets more attention than they would like.
Typical signs
- You reach for your phone without knowing what you are looking for.
- You get restless when the battery is empty or the phone is missing.
- You scroll longer than planned, especially in bed at night.
- Conversations, meals or films are constantly interrupted by notifications.
5 tips that really help
- Thin out notifications. Only let calls and messages from important people through. Everything else can wait.
- Switch on greyscale. Without colours, apps lose much of their appeal. You'll find the function in the accessibility settings.
- Phone-free zones. The dining table and bedroom are off limits. A classic alarm clock replaces the phone on the bedside table.
- Fixed offline times. For example the first hour after waking up or from 9 pm.
- Replace instead of forbid. Keep a book, a notebook or headphones for a walk at hand. Otherwise the gap fills up with the phone again.
Calm comes from your head and your surroundings. For many, VIVOBASE is a small building block for a calmer home, but the biggest levers remain your habits.
Quick answers
How do I know I spend too much time on my phone?
Typical signs are reaching for the phone unconsciously, restlessness without it and scrolling late into the night.
What helps fastest against too much screen time?
Reduce notifications, switch on greyscale and make the bedroom a phone-free zone.
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