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Step 4: Turn off (most of) your notifications
Almost all the apps we use every day have a menu in them where you can customize the kinds of notifications you get.
That way, you only see what you want to see, not what the companies want you to see.
Decide which notifications you want to get and the ones you don't want to get.
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Step 1: How to do it
Identify the apps with which you have a toxic relationship and emphasize all apps with which you have a healty one.
The apps that are toxic for people varies from person to person.
If these things are true, the app is probably toxic:
- You feel a compulsion ...
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Step 3: Rearrange your remaining apps
A big part of why you waste so much time on Instagram is because Instagram is accessible.
Never put an app you don’t want to use on the home screen. Any apps on the home screen are going to get used more than apps on any other page.
Instead of deleting apps, hide the ...
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Some changes that you can not make, if you want
- Deleting all your social media apps
- Reducing your home screen to six apps
- Forcing yourself not to use your phone
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Step 5: Download healthy apps
Instead of using toxic apps like social media, use healthy ones. Here are some examples:
- Duolingo: A game that teaches you languages.
- Medito: A meditation app.
- Medium and Pocket: Articles on various topics.
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Step 1: Figure out which apps are healthy and which are toxic
To figure out the best solution, we have to make sure we’ve fully identified the problem.
The problem with your phone are the apps you have on it.
The apps that make your life better are the ones that make you happier, better and healtier. They can be basics...
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Step 2: Delete any apps you don't need
If there are any apps you don't use at all, delete them.
Maybe you had plans to use the app in the future, or perhaps you used to use them, but now you don’t. Whatever the reason, if you don’t use it, it’s got to go.
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