Coaching practices for Reduce Screen Time

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• There’s no point where I actually put the screen down for the night
• I tell myself every morning I’ll go easy on the apps today, and every night I’ve blown right past it again
• I’m staring at a bright screen right up until I close my eyes and then I lie there not even tired, and I’m starting to think all that late light is the reason it takes me an hour to fall asleep.
• I unlock my phone for one thing and the bright little red dots and glossy feeds just suck me in before I’ve decided anything
• I sit in front of screens for hours without ever truly stepping away, and by mid-afternoon I’m wired and fried at the same time

Practices that may help

1. Set a screen cutoff time
   Pick a consistent hour to put screens away and protect the wind-down window.
   The Digital Sunset
2. Set hard app limits using built-in screen-time tools
   Use iOS Screen Time or Android Digital Wellbeing to set a hard daily limit on each social media app.
   The 2-Hour Social Media Cap
3. Set a screen curfew 60-90 minutes before sleep
   All screens off 60-90 minutes before intended sleep time — including television.
   The Phone-Free Bedroom
4. Enable grayscale display mode on your phone
   Turn your phone screen to black and white — this reduces the visual reward signal that drives compulsive checking.
   Grayscale Phone Mode and Behavioral Design
5. Schedule regular technology recovery breaks throughout the workday
   Take a 10-15 minute technology-free break every 90 minutes to allow cognitive and physiological recovery.
   Technostress: What It Is and How to Manage It
6. Start with a scaled sabbath (2-4 hours) and expand
   If 24 hours feels impossible, build the muscle with a 2-4 hour offline window first.
   The Digital Sabbath
7. Restrict social media to scheduled daily access windows
   Limit social media to one or two daily slots rather than allowing it to run as a background tab.
   Notification Batching: Taking Back Control of Your Attention
8. Track your actual usage for one week before capping
   Look at your real numbers before setting a limit — most people significantly underestimate their social media time.
   The 2-Hour Social Media Cap
9. Curb stimulating content before bed
   Cut the arousing, attention-grabbing content, not just the screen brightness.
   The Digital Sunset
10. Fill the void with a prepared analog activity
    Pre-plan a physical or social activity for sabbath time so boredom doesn’t pull you back to the screen.
    The Digital Sabbath

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