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This may just lead you to check these apps more often on the web\u2014but you can always delete your accounts entirely<\/a>. This is usually not too difficult to do: In the case of X, for example, head to the website and log in, then click More > Settings and privacy > Your account > Deactivate your account<\/strong> and follow the instructions.<\/p>\n

Put Your Phone in Another Room<\/h2>\n

You could consider putting your phone in a different room during parts of the day\u2014especially at bedtime, to avoid doomscrolling when you should be sleeping.<\/p>\n

Note that several studies have shown<\/a> that just having a phone in the same room with you can have an impact on your attention and focus, even if you don’t actually pick it up and use it.<\/p>\n

Set Screen Time Limits<\/h2>\n

Modern phones come with built-in tools that allow you to limit your screen time, so you can put restrictions on how long you use specific apps and how long you’re on your phone overall. Of course, you’re able to disable these limits as easily as you can enable them\u2014it’s your phone after all\u2014but you can use them in combination with your own willpower to change your habits.<\/p>\n

If you’re on Android, you can open Settings and choose Digital Wellbeing and Parental Controls<\/strong>, then App limits<\/strong>, to put some restrictions in place. Over on iOS, from Settings tap Screen Time<\/strong>, then App & Website Activity<\/strong>. On both platforms, you get a pretty detailed breakdown of how you’ve been spending your time on your phone.<\/p>\n

Scroll Something Else<\/h2>\n

If you must spend time on your phone (what else are you going to do on the subway platform?), you can replace social media and news with apps like Calm<\/a> for mindful meditation; Blinklist<\/a> for reading summaries of books, podcasts, and talks; and Kindle<\/a> for ebook reading, which will also be synced to your actual Kindle, if you have one.<\/p>\n

Tell Your Phone It\u2019s Bedtime<\/h2>\n
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