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But how can it be possible not to fall back into old patterns too quickly? The secret is to find personal balance, as the experts at SCAVIS (Stepped Care Approach to Taking Care of Internet-Related Disorders) say. The company from Gerasdorf near Vienna deals, among other things, with how to use the Internet in a healthy and responsible way. Here are the most important tips:
Analog instead of digital: Back to the good classic wristwatch – let an analogue alarm clock ring you out of sleep in the morning.
To be a role model: Parents should model healthy device use and inform their offspring about possible dangers. Introduce younger children to electronic devices slowly and do not immediately put a smartphone in their hands. An old mobile phone without internet access is sufficient for good accessibility.
Set up barriers and uninstall time-consuming apps: time-consuming unlocking or laborious logging in via browser complicates the constant checking that leads to countless interruptions in everyday life. For advanced users: Applications that involve a lot of distraction, only use them from the desktop and use them once a day.
batching: This means processing messages in a bundle and not checking them all the time. After all, the postman only comes once a day. Depending on the profession, it is often enough to look through the e-mails once or twice.
Cell phone free zones create – in terms of time and space. For example, the mobile phone has no place in the bedroom!
boredom don’t sell them with your cell phone, but deal with them through meaningful offline activities.
reduce social pressureby turning off push notifications, read receipts, and ringtones. It may take some self-discipline, but it’s worth turning off app notifications in the settings.
The Daily Record usage times and not only introduce time limits for the youngsters.
In black and white mode App icons and social media content are less appealing.
recognize benefits, which arise automatically through moderate use of the smartphone. For example, this can be good conversations with fellow human beings that arise when you don’t just look at your cell phone – consciously perceive and enjoy the time you have gained.
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