When the mobile becomes an extension of your hand, when you lie down at 12:00 and sleep at 2:00 because you were fooling around on TikTok, when even in family or personal moments the mobile is there, then you probably know very well what it is about.

Digital addiction is something that exists everywhere and it is perfectly reasonable that you too are a victim of it. Our distraction is now rampant. The Internet in general, and more specifically electronic games and social media, are at the top of the addiction list.

Music, images, ads, reels, recommended posts, sponsored, comments, notifications, messages and so on, the days go by faster and you don’t have time for anything new, nothing creative and quality.

Of course, as for all problems there is a solution, if we consider that digital addiction is the problem, the solution is digital minimalism. And if that sounds extreme to you, you should know that we are not talking about abstaining from screens, but about limiting your time on them, which sounds like a good idea. After all, many use the internet and screens for work, so abstinence is inherently unrealistic.

So, you can limit your screen time for a little or a long time and try to fill this time with activities with your loved ones, with walks, exercise, reading, painting and anything else that can fill you up. Real life is outside the mobile, computer and TV screens, so take advantage of it before it’s too late.

If such a change in the time you spend in the digital world seems like a mountain to you, just follow some of the steps below and the result will excite you!

  1. Try not to use any screens for an hour after you wake up and an hour before you go to sleep
  2. Do not set an alarm on your cell phone so that it is not in the same room when you sleep and when you wake up
  3. Delete the apps you no longer use from your mobile phone. You don’t have to spend your time on invalid notifications that may come in during the day
  4. In all the apps you’ve kept, turn off notifications
  5. Schedule a specific time each day where you will check your e-mails. Unsubscribe from newsletters that no longer concern or interest you
  6. Keep your messages clear and concise and instead of gossiping and endless conversations with friends, aim for a face-to-face meeting
  7. Set your social media accounts to send you a notification once a certain amount of usage time has passed. Be responsible, don’t cross the line
  8. Unfollow those accounts that don’t interest you, don’t excite you, don’t inform you or you follow out of obligation. Yes, you can do it
  9. Use the voice command on your mobile phone as much as you can. That way, you won’t be distracted, since you won’t be holding it as often
  10. Finally, I’ll say one last idea, although deep down I know it’s difficult to impossible to happen: Turn off social media.