--- title: "Manage your Smartphone Addiction?" description: "I admit: I have to look at my smartphone. And the more you use it, the more you want to see it. In the practice of orthodontists. Take my kids to scho" author: "Niyati Thole" published: 2022-07-07 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300535/manage-your-smartphone-addiction category: "health care" tags: ["health"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Manage your Smartphone Addiction? I admit: I have to look at my smartphone. And the more you use it, the more you want to see it. In the practice of orthodontists. Take my kids to school. In a meeting. Even at breakfast. Sometimes you can get it without even knowing what you are looking for. Sometimes I vaguely [check my email](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97778/how-do-i-check-my-email-on-hotmail), local bloggers, my calendar, and Twitter. I'm not the only [one suffering](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/299616/benefits-of-mobile-health-apps) from this very modern impulse. According to a 2012 Pew Research Center survey, 46% of American adults own a smartphone. That's 25% more than in 2011. 70 percent said they would check their smartphones within an hour of waking up. 56% check their smartphones within an hour of bedtime. 48% check-in on weekends, including Friday and Saturday nights. 51% continue to check during their holidays. Forty-four percent said they would feel 'very scared' if they lost their cell phone and couldn't replace it for a week. ### Smartphone usage management Can't let go of your phone completely? Experts recommend these steps to control your usage: Be aware of situations and emotions that encourage you to check your phone. Are you bored? Alone? fear? Maybe [something else](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/1654/can-anybody-say-my-below-code-is-a-variable-function-or-something-else) will calm you down. [If the phone](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/108759/what-if-the-phone-screen-is-flickering) beeps or rings, increase it. You don't always have to answer. You can resist the temptation by turning off the warning signal. Be disciplined and avoid using the device in certain situations (traveling with children, driving, meetings, etc.) or at certain times (for example, 9 pm to 7 am). 'You'll be surprised and delighted to rediscover the joy of [controlling your](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/88453/the-hidden-ways-ai-is-already-controlling-your-daily-life) attention,' Kerr says. A group of businessmen from the Boston Group The consulting firm discovered it when they participated in an experiment led by Perlow. as described The group's book, Sleeping with [Your Smartphone](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80762/is-your-smartphone-is-destroying-your-health), with regular 'predictable vacations' (PTOs) from PDAs, improves productivity and collaboration, improves [job satisfaction](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/105346/what-is-the-impact-of-ai-on-job-satisfaction), and improves job satisfaction. I have found that the balance between work and life has improved. Four years after the first experiment, Perlow conducted studies in Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C. reported that 86% of the northeast office consulting staff, including I stopped using my smartphone to manage it better and smarter. It didn't start checking for 15 minutes at a time, then 30 minutes, then 60 minutes (unless you're dealing with an emergency). I chose not to use a [web browser](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300278/common-challenges-faced-by-mobile-app-developers-2022) on my smartphone unless I need the information (address, phone number, etc.). And I avoided using social media for that entirely. Also, I try not to use my smartphone for [text messages](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/audio/1097/the-power-of-automated-text-messages-in-ecommerce-in-2023), emails, or surfing the web [while driving](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/98903/how-to-stay-safe-while-driving-car-during-winter). What are the consequences? Even after a few days of this self-discipline, I found myself more focused, more aware of my surroundings, and more relaxed. And when you're looking for something specific --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300535/manage-your-smartphone-addiction Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.