From the course: Taking a Break from Your Phone

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Escape the smartphone trap

Escape the smartphone trap

From the course: Taking a Break from Your Phone

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Escape the smartphone trap

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- Even with your best efforts to follow the guidelines of this course, you'll still likely fall into the trap of using your smartphone more than you intend. There will be moments when, without even realizing it, it's in your hand. You're looking at something and you don't even know how it got there. Let's discuss what to do when this happens. First, be forgiving with yourself. Any time you seek to establish a new habit, there are going to be setbacks, that's natural. Your goal is to create progress over time. You want your general trend to move in a positive direction, regardless of the little ups and downs you have along the way. Our goal is progress, not perfection. Second, when you catch yourself holding the phone or using an app at an inappropriate time, ask yourself the question, why do I not need to use this right now? The wording of this question is important. If you ask yourself, why am I doing this, well…

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