How to reduce your screen time

Welcome back to The Digital Minimalist

Each week, I share actionable tips to help you stay productive in our cluttered, distracting world.

Take back control of your screen time!

Why do we instinctively reach for our phones during moments of boredom or downtime?

It’s no accident.

Apps are designed to pull us back in, keeping our attention and delivering dopamine hits as we use them.

Ready to take control of your screen time?

Here’s a summary of six tips to reduce your screen time:

1. Turn off notifications

2. Use minimal app icons

3. Remove apps from your home screen

4. Turn on grayscale filter

5. Delay opening apps

6. Delete unnecessary apps

This Week’s Minimalist Picks

• The Art of Not Sharing (Article)

• Exposing the Costs of Social Media (YouTube Video)

• Left is an app that helps you visualize your time as dots. (iOS App)

• Life Progress is an app that displays the current progress of a user’s life. (Android App)

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Let’s cut down on phone time this year, shall we?

I hope you enjoyed this issue, and I will talk to you soon next week.