Do you need a relationship reboot with your phone? Digital distraction is a problem that can have seriously negative effects on your focus, productivity and your relationship with others.

In this episode Laurel invites listeners to look at the truth behind our phone addiction and the simple ways we can begin a digital detox.

PODCAST RESOURCES

Take the Smartphone Compulsion Test https://virtual-addiction.com/smartphone-compulsion-test/ developed by the Center for Internet and Technology Addiction at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Here’s a blog about what happens when you and the fam unplug for a weekend: https://www.stonecirclecoaching.com/practice/how-to-take-unplugging-to-the-next-level/

Grab your 13 Tips for a Digital Detox here: https://www.stonecirclecoaching.com/podcast/nomophobia-digital-detox-ep9/

THIS EPISODE’S HOMEWORK

Something to think about:

In what ways does my phone enrich my life?

In what ways does my phone interfere with my life?

Something to try:

Pick one of the 4 suggestions that I made and give it a try – create a no phone zone, put healthy habits first in the morning, have a trial separation, delete some apps.

Here’s the thing about these tips or any other tips on any other topic – you have to do it to make a difference. Listening to me talk about them will not change your relationship with your phone. You need to try something different from what you are currently doing to create change.

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