News India Live, Digital Desk: In today’s digital world Reels And watching short videos has become such an addiction that it is becoming difficult to overcome. Especially picking up your phone as soon as you wake up in the morning and starting endless scrolling is not only harmful for your eyes, but it also affects your mental health and productivity throughout the day. If you too are stuck in this ‘dopamine loop’, then these some easy and effective tips can help you.

1. Keep the phone away from the bed (The Distance Rule)

The first and basic step to break this addiction is to not keep your phone near the bed while sleeping at night. Keep the phone in another room or at least 10 feet away from the bed. When the alarm goes off in the morning, you’ll have to get out of bed to turn it off. Once you get out of bed, the desire to watch reels diminishes.

2. Start the day with ‘Digital Detox’

Decide that before you wake up in the morning 30 to 60 minutes Till you won’t even touch the phone. Use this time to drink water, stretch, or look out the window at natural light. The first rays of the morning help your brain release cortisol, which wakes you up naturally, while the blue light from phones increases stress.

3. Set a ‘Time Limit’ on Reel Apps

Apps like Instagram and Facebook have the option to ‘Set Daily Limit’. You can set a time limit for the day (like 30 minutes) on these apps. The app will alert you once the time is up. Moreover, in the morning, use these apps Mute notifications Keep it so that no notification forces you to pick up the phone.

4. Create a new morning routine

The best way to break an addiction is to replace it with another better habit. Instead of waking up in the morning and watching reels:

Do meditation or yoga: This will give mental peace.

Read the book: Short reel videos distract your attention, while reading a book improves concentration.

Write a diary (Journaling): Write down your goals for the day.

5. Use ‘greyscale’ mode

Do you know that bright and attractive colors of apps stimulate our brain to watch reels? Screen by going to your phone’s settings ‘Greyscale’ That is, set it to black and white mode. Without colors, reels and videos will look boring and you will soon put the phone back.