How I Outsmarted My Phone Addiction

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I had begun to notice a pattern in me. I noticed that every time I planned to utilize my off days from work to tick off most of the tasks from my to-do list, I ended up procrastinating and doom-scrolling on social media instead.

I always visualized how I would finally do the work I’d been putting off all week, how I couldn’t wait to go off. But the days would come, and I would waste it.

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On this particular off-day, I resolved that enough was enough. So as morning rolled around, I put my phone on DND (Do Not Disturb), then switched off any alarms I had put on, and then I proceeded to place the phone in one of my travel bags that I stashed way on top of my wardrobe.

When placing the bag back on top of the wardrobe, I made sure to push it inside in such a way that it would be tricky to reach. After this, I went on about my day and did all the chores that I had planned for the day.

One of the many chores was to do my laundry. As I began to sort out my dirty clothes, I was hit with a deep urge to bring out my phone and use it. I was literally envisioning scrolling and laughing at a hilarious video.

But I fought through it and continued to sort out my clothes. I managed to finish washing and spreading and doing all the other chores. After all that, I took a well-deserved shower and wore some clean clothes.

I was proud of myself because, on a normal off-day, I usually finished these tasks around late afternoon. But at that time the clock read 11:30 AM, so early.

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Now came the difficult part. I had a task that required me to use my laptop, but it wasn’t charged, and there was no electricity at the time. I was conflicted. I couldn’t move forward with my plans, and I didn’t have anything to do. Yet I didn’t want to use my phone.

I had to find something to keep me busy. Because as I lay on the bed doing nothing, the urge to get my phone grew stronger and stronger. I finally got up and looked through a shelf of books we had, and I took one of the novels there and proceeded to read.

I read for about thirty minutes and eventually slept off. Two hours later I woke up; the light had been restored, so I picked up my laptop and commenced on my tasks. I finished them in record time and subsequently gave into the urge.

When I whipped my phone, I felt good inside because I deserved a break from all the hard work I put in all day.

And that is my tale of the day I went without my phone.