Put down your phone bud
It's easy to find myself answering miscellaneous emails as soon as I roll out of bed, and my husband really likes to stay updated on the news -- early in the morning.
One of my takeaways from this week was that yes, media stuff can be nice, but my eyes start to CRAVE looking at 3D & real things after being online for classes all day.
Having time in the morning without screens helps me feel a lot better, and I've been slacking off on that lately! I've noticed a big difference between:
1. wake up in the morning, check phone, scroll through emails or check notifications, hop right into phone time and start your day this way
or
2. wake up in the morning --don't check phone or scroll for a while-- do other things first, intentional things that flood your morning with positivity, start your morning with the essentials, like running and scripture study and maybe more intentional media-- like podcasts or conference talks.
Boundaries are so important with media, and having a protected time of day where I don't really use media, or I do it only very intentionally, helps me feel like I have more control over my day. It also lets my mind settle down, settle on my priorities, and I feel a lot healthier, emotionally and physically.
Phone-time takes over so easily and I think we deserve more time to reset, more time unplugged, more time at the park, more time with friends/in person, more time being intentional and engaged than we give ourselves.
Setting some simple boundaries and protecting a morning and night routine have worked really well for me in the past and I'm stoked to start doing it again!
I love that! I think it is so frustrating when I realize that I have let my day go by with me just being on my phone. You are so smart to leave your mornings and nights phone free. I am definitely going to try to be better at this.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a good idea. I've heard it about a thousand times, but I'd actually like to try implementing it for a change. I think the key words you used are "protect" and "intentional." We really do have to carve out time to be intentional when it's so easy to just mind-numbingly scroll through social media, emails, or the news—especially when it feels like it's important (but it's actually not). Thanks for your insights!
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to see how we feel good staying updated with the news and everything, but we feel even better when we take a break from all of it. I know I need to start setting boundaries for myself and your experience makes me feel as if I can do it. Thanks
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