Hi everyone. Hope you're all well? Sorry that i have been off grid for a while but there's a reason for doing so. Coach posted something recently about mobile phones and is a really interesting topic. I decided to cut right back on my mobile phone usage a while ago and now become a bit of a digital nomad so to speak. I am just using my mobile mainly for phone calls, texts and WhatsApp as I found like a lot of us we are guilty of spending way too much time on our devices. Since doing this it's been a game changer for me and has had a positive impact on my mental health rather than reading and seeing doom and gloom all over the web. Myself and my wife have stopped using our phones after 7pm each night and spending quality time together rather than both staring endlessly at our screens. Have any of you cut back on your phone usage and if so how did you find it?

Blaming the phone is easy. But the real issue isn’t the device. It’s that there are no boundaries. The phone just exposed it. What’s Actually Happening Your phone collapsed everything into one place: - Work - Entertainment - Social life - Validation - Escape So now your brain never switches off. You’re always: - Checking - Responding - Consuming - Comparing There’s no separation anymore. That’s why it feels like your life’s been taken — because there’s no “off” state. The Real Cost It’s not just time. It’s attention. You can be: - Sitting with people → not present - Eating → not tasting - Watching something → not engaged - Living → not actually there That’s the damage. You’re physically present, mentally elsewhere. Why It’s So Hard To Stop It’s not just habit. It’s convenience + avoidance. The phone gives you: - Instant dopamine - Instant distraction - Instant escape from boredom or discomfort So every time there’s a quiet moment, you reach for it. Not because you need to — because you don’t want to sit with nothing. The Fix Is Simpler Than You Think You don’t need some extreme detox. You need control. Start with this: - Stop using your phone when it’s not required - No phone first 30–60 minutes after waking - No phone last 30–60 minutes before sleep - Put distance between you and it during meals, conversations, downtime That’s it. Not theory. Not motivation. Just behaviour. What Happens When You Do At first, discomfort. Your brain will itch for stimulation. You’ll feel like you’re missing something. Then it settles. And you start noticing things again: - Your thoughts - Your environment - Actual conversations - Real calm That’s what you’ve been missing. The Truth The phone didn’t ruin your life. Uncontrolled use did. And the second you decide: “I use it when I need it — not by default” you get your time, focus, and presence back. No hype. No fluff. Just discipline.