How to get rid from smartphone addiction.

It is not what technology does to us, it is what we do to technology. Used skillfully, it can improve and enhance on lives beyond our wildest imagination.Used unskillfully it can leave us feeling lonely, isolated, agiated, and overwhelmed not smart with technology , choose wisely and use it in way that benefit both you and those around you. - Andy puddicombe

The scientific name of smart phone addiction is - NAMOPHOBIA

In common parlance,It is a disease which manifest itself in the form of a strong fear to end up without your phone. Not everyone realizes that they are actually having this illness . However, If you've pinpointed this problem in yourself and would like to stop being addicted.

 Check out some effective ways which can help you to cope with the issue.



Symptoms and signs of the addiction .
- You spend more time with your mobile than with other people .
- You use your phone during a meal time .
- You can't stop browsing even though, you know that you better be doing something important.
- You feel paincky if you realized that your cell phone is not with your or if u suspect that you lost it .
- You check message every few minutes in mobile.

If these symptoms are in you then you suffering from NAMOPHOBIA. 

A couple of reports published during recent time that suggested we unlock our phones anywhere between 120 to 150 times every single days. That's a lot of checking, often done habitually without any deliberate thought or goals .
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Not only is the time you spend gazing at your phone time you could use doing something else, incessant phone checking interrupts whatever you were doing- be it working, chatting to a friends or watching a movie- and make it difficult to get back on track .

For those who feel like they are too dependent in their smartphones . Maybe it's time to take a break and start paying attention towards the better things. while a smartphone is an essential day gadget in today's world. It is not something that one should be addicted to.

with that, we present you some ways by when you can get rid of your smart phone addiction.

 Turn off-Notification 

Many people get distracted by endless notification, they receive from facebook, Instagram, twitter, and other apps. You don't need to know right away if someone likes your status update, follow you on Instagram or send you an email.
The more often check your phone, the more it become an ingrained habit so turn off notification, and you'll compelled to use your phone.

Delete all unnecessary apps

This will help you remove the clutter from your phone and decrease the time you spend 'Exploring' your apps. As much, You'll be that much closer to overcoming your smatphone addiction delete unused or little used apps. Also free up storage space and improve your phone battery life and performance.

Limited smartphone usage 

Now by this we don't mean that one should decide to not check their smartphone more than 10 times a day but what can be done is to fix particular time when it wouldn't be. For instance, It's advisable to keep smartphones away during meals and social gathering
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Take help from tracking apps 

There are innumerable apps are present in play store and appstore that actually help you limit your smartphone usage. some of are rescue time, appdetox,freedom, etc You can download these apps and configure them as per your convenience to keep your smartphone usage under check.

Imagine a movie where the main character constantly check his smartphone. A distracted character wouldn't make much of a hero. 

What's to say you're not the main character of your life?

Break the habit start using smartphone to your life advantages.

Thanks for reading :) :)
Sakshi shrivastav