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Why I Cut Down My TV Time to One Episode a Day

Why I Cut Down My TV Time to One Episode a Day

A few months ago, I decided to start watching only one episode of TV a day.  Before this, I wasn’t the most extreme TV binge-watcher ever. But I was regularly watching up to 3 or more episodes in a day. I didn’t think it was a big deal, because I usually watched TV...

How to Break Up With Your Phone

How to Break Up With Your Phone

Girl, it's time. Time to break up with your phone. You’re a pretty cute couple, I guess, but haven’t you noticed that you’ve become… different when you’re together?  It’s like, you can’t keep your hands off each other, and it’s not very polite when someone else is...

How to Use Technology More Mindfully

How to Use Technology More Mindfully

Do you want to use technology more mindfully? Maybe you’re sick of constantly scrolling on your phone every evening, wondering where the time goes.  Maybe you feel like you’re addicted to social media, but you want to change. Maybe you’re not even sure what using...

How to Break Your YouTube Addiction

How to Break Your YouTube Addiction

If you’re like me, you find YouTube incredibly useful, educational, informative, entertaining… and addictive. I know I’m not the only one who feels this way. A question I see over and over is, “How can I quit my addiction to YouTube?” YouTube isn’t exactly a social...

4 Things to Do to Your Phone RIGHT NOW to Minimize Distractions

4 Things to Do to Your Phone RIGHT NOW to Minimize Distractions

Do you ever find yourself getting distracted by your phone? Phones are great, but they can also cause unnecessary distractions, especially when you're trying to get things done! Here are four extremely simple things you should do RIGHT NOW to cut down those annoying...

I Quit Social Media For 6 Years. Here’s What I’ve Gained.

I Quit Social Media For 6 Years. Here’s What I’ve Gained.

What benefits could you gain from quitting social media? Read on to find out my experience. I spent almost all of my teens, and most of my 20s, spending hours a day on social media. Specifically, I spent hours on Facebook. I opened a Facebook account when I was 14 and...

How to Resist the Craving to Pick Up Your Phone

How to Resist the Craving to Pick Up Your Phone

Every day, your brain sends you thousands of invitations.  Some of the invitations are helpful, such as, “Hey, you should brush your teeth before you leave the house” or “You should buckle your seat belt so you can stay safe.” Some aren’t so helpful, such as,...

How to Stop Zombie Scrolling Immediately

How to Stop Zombie Scrolling Immediately

We’ve all caught ourselves doing it – scrolling endlessly through videos or posts on Instagram, Facebook, or Tiktok. You know that you should stop. You’ve got other things you need to do. In fact, you have other things you WANT to do! At this point, you’re not even...

How to (Magically?) Have More Time in the Day

How to (Magically?) Have More Time in the Day

Time, time, time. Everybody wishes they had more time, right? How many times have you caught yourself thinking, “If only there were a few more hours in the day…” What if I told you that there were some hidden hours (approximately 5 hours and 23 minutes, according to...