# Phone Procrastination 

- URL: https://numo.ai/community/2I5zpa9vISuwj8aVcjbJ/phone-procrastination
- Language: en
- Author: @merpin
- Posted: 2023-07-09T20:21:38.385Z
- Tag: question
- Comments: 4
- Likes: 1

Any tips on how to avoid social media/internet/phone procrastination? 

## Comments (3)

### @_sparkles_ — 2023-07-10T08:08:55.254Z

I have found the Opal app extremely helpful (even the free version!). Otherwise for me it’s about leaving my phone in another room as much as I can.

### @mojojojo — 2023-07-10T07:02:28.924Z

Depending on your phone, my screen time used to be 8+ hours and it felt like my whole life revolved around my phone. I found that turning on Work Mode and not seeing these notifications flood thru has helped me stop reaching for my phone all the time. I got to a point where I hardly use my phone now because it’s not dinging every 5 seconds lol so that’s something you can try!

### @Frolic — 2023-07-09T22:19:45.443Z

What helps me is to determine the cause of my procrastination. Why am I trying to distance myself from this task? Am I afraid if so of what? Can I do something about it (if so then I do if not then I dont have to worry about it). Dichotomy of control helps with a lot of the procrastination in my life.   
TLDR; figure out why you try to distance yourself from the problem.