How to Tame your Phone

Recognize those tiny, little red badges in top right corner of your apps?
They might seem innocent but are actually incredible FOMO inducers.

FOMO or ‘fear of missing out’ is a term first coined back in 2004 and quickly found it’s way into conversation. A lot of us these days can really relate to this feeling - it’s symbolizes a collective fear in the 21st century where we can’t stop checking in on e-mail, WhatsApp of social media. Just to get rid of this feeling we might ‘miss out on something’.

Deconnecting gets a lot easier when your phone is not so attractive as it used to be. In our 'How to Tame your Phone' series, today's tip is to make the screen less attractive, to prevent hour-long mindless scrolling sessions and a quicker urge to ask yourself "do I really need to spend this time on my phone now?"