Digital Detox: Take Control Of Your Smartphone

It’s so easy to become addicted to our smartphones, but it doesn’t have to be. If you want to break the cycle of addiction, it’s important that you take control over your smartphone habits. As much as we like our phones, too much time spent on it can lead us into a trap where we are checking emails first thing in the morning and scrolling through Facebook at night or before even getting out of bed. It would be difficult to argue that this is anything but unsuccessful living. (Image Source: Reviews) In the past, there were a few apps that could help us control our smartphone use. Nowadays, there are tons of apps to choose from, all claiming to be the number one tool for saving time and dealing with our digital overload. While some of these apps claim to work directly with your browser (or browser extension) to block out websites and surf the web without distraction and/or tracking software.If you want to use one of these apps for digital detox, here are some suggestions for using it for a brief period of time: Delete your Chrome and Firefox extensions. I know this is what most of the popular apps suggest, but when you're trying to break a habit, you have to start with something small. The last thing you need to do is delete extensions that can already be done manually.  These include social media and entertainment apps. You're going to have a hard time resisting temptation if they are sitting right on your front screen at 5 pm every day. It's especia...
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