EXPERIMENT
No phone in the morning
Starting the day with 30 minutes away from your phone may reduce morning chaos and improve your sense of agency.
Daily action
Start the day with an activity away from your phone before using the phone.
Day plan
- Day 1: choose a place for your phone away from the bed.
- Day 2: add a glass of water or daylight.
- Day 3: notice the first urge to check your phone.
- Day 4: extend the phone-free window by 5 minutes.
- Day 5: prepare the morning the evening before.
- Day 6: compare your level of calm with day 1.
- Day 7: decide whether you want to keep this habit.
Safety
- Stop if the experiment makes your condition or safety worse.
- Do not treat the result as a diagnosis.
- In a crisis, use local emergency or crisis support.
How to summarize
At least 5 of 7 days with a minimum of 30 phone-free minutes in the morning.