In today's “always online” world, it can be difficult for us to leave our devices unplugged and unplugged.
How to build a healthy and healthy relationship with technology
To help you build a healthy relationship with technology, here are some helpful tools and tips. Technology is such an important part of our lives that it is hard to stop using it completely.
But by controlling how we use digital media and managing our activities in this context, we will be able to strike the balance that suits us.
There is no one-size-fits-all method. What works for one person may not necessarily work for another.
Here are two key elements that can help you improve your relationship with technology and better control it:
- Digital Guides, which are different applications or specific software designed to help you be more in control of your use of technology.
- Physical guidelines, which are how we perceive the environment and personal space around us.
1- Digital Instructions
You can initially reduce, organize or customize the notifications on your phone. For example, Gmail, Android, and YouTube all allow you to customize your notification settings.
Many tech companies are now launching a new wave of practical digital gadgets, such as the Wind Down feature that turns your smartphone screen gray at the time you set as bedtime.
Another simple feature you can use is to enable Do Not Disturb mode on your device.
Do not disturb mode will generally block all notifications thus not distracting you.
You can allow certain exceptions to enable Do Not Disturb while allowing any emergency call to be received.
You can also move only essential apps and widgets to your phone's home screen.
This way, you'll be able to focus on just those apps and widgets without being distracted by any other apps you've moved to the second or third screen on your device.
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2- Physical Instructions
We recommend that you try to spend as much time outside the house as possible as this will give you a different kind of stimulation.
Why not start and end your day without your phone? Charge your phone outside the bedroom so there is some distance between you and it.
To help you be more productive at work, you can follow a healthy regimen that regulates your use of digital media and thus helps you improve your relationships both socially and at work.
Some organizations have started a new habit of not bringing devices to meetings.
This way, people will get used to not checking their phones while meeting others. For example, I own a smartphone for work and another for personal use.
When I'm at work, I set my phone to "silent" or turn it off completely, which allows me to focus entirely on the work I'm doing.
When I leave the office, I turn off my work phone completely and restart my PC.
If I want to focus completely on work, I turn off both devices completely and even put them in another room as well.
How to control your use of digital media
To do our job to the fullest, we need complete focus. By scheduling certain times to browse email and respond to emails, we can reduce the number of notifications and distractions we encounter in the office.
We can reduce the number of emails we receive by reducing the number of emails we send.
Instead of rushing to send emails, perhaps we should ask ourselves: Are there other ways we can get this information we're looking for?
To help you enhance communication with others, you can try to talk directly and face to face with others.
If you're talking to someone and they notice that you're not paying them your full attention, that person will feel unimportant to you.
We interact with each other much better when we are fully mentally present and sharing the moment with the other person.
Changing habits and changing behaviors takes time, but achieving this balance will have many benefits to your physical and mental health, as well as to your relationships with others and how you work.