Spending Too Much Time Around Gadgets? Easy Steps to Ensure Your Digital Wellbeing

With the constant improvisation in technology and the fancy returns it provides, we have intensely knitted tech in our day-to-day lives. But taking care of its usage is quite important to develop life and to save yourself from its negatives. From the time we have been in touch with the gadgets, taking care of the overall health and well-being has become difficult. Many of us even cut back the real world and interestingly involved ourselves in the world of screens. From binge-watching to chatting to surfing- we often spend too much time around gadgets which can take a toll on the mental and physical well-being while causing you stress, anxiety, pains and discomforts.

Maintaining the tech time is extremely important to ensure your digital well-being. Here are some effective ways by which you can easily log off your gadgets by ensuring a hale and hearty you.

• Understand your tech habits: The first and foremost step is to understand how you use technology. There is a digital well-being section in your gadgets where you can check and see your digital habits. It will give you a deep analysis of all your notifications, phone unlocking and the time you spend on apps. Check the analysis of your weekly routine and think about the changes you want to make. Whatever new habits you create, you can check it there too. 
• Multitasking is a myth: We all think that we are good at multitasking but various researchers said that this word is just a myth! Whenever you are doing something, try not to use your gadgets in between as it can increase the time of your screen usage without even letting you realise about it. So, turn off all your notifications to manage your digital well-being and to focus on whatever you are doing.
• Take care of your screen time: Almost all of us have a favourite app whose notifications we can never miss. To keep yourself all hale and hearty, it is quite important to be mindful about the usage of that app. It will decrease your overall screen time while keeping your eyes and overall health in fine fettle. Try using the app timer to manage your screen time and to ensure digital wellbeing.
• Keep yourself busy: Keeping yourself busy is one of the effective ways to reduce your time with gadgets. It will distract you from the usage of the screen while enhancing your cognitive health. You can add home games, sketching, crafting, reading books or any other activity that you like in your lifestyle to forget about the tech. 
• Make changes gradually: If you are planning to say goodbye to all gadgets in one go, then you might get disappointed as this process will take time. Start a step by step journey and initiate by cutting some hours per app at a time.

Footnote

Give yourself enough time to cut back this habit and involve yourself in interesting activities that help you in forgetting about the world of gadgets. Maintaining healthy digital well-being will take some time, so don’t get hard on yourself as it can lead to tensions and worries.