b'Your Inner Circle Voraciously checking your email and work account may be If you did not have your phone ondoing more harm than good. If you set aside time to unplug you, would you know whatfor a few days, you will be far more relaxed and refreshed, phone numbers to call forreturning as a more productive employee when you your emergency contacts?check back into the office.Imagine how difficult this could be for kids who have lived and breathedHere are additional tips for disconnecting for smart devices. This isthe workaholic, social media addict or overly a fun game to play withconnected individual:yourself, significant other or your kids. Memorize1 Turn your phone on silent mode to avoid being the phone numbers for yourpinged repeatedly.emergency contacts. Once all phone numbers are2 Struggle with notifications always catching memorized and can be recalled, there is a reward!your attention? Remove all notifications to ensure work, social media and games do Fact Check Later not taunt you to reconnect when unnecessary.Nothing ruins a good time like a fact checker. Whether3 Keep your devices away from your bed. By not having you are enjoying a meal or spending time with friends,your smartphone, tablet or laptop near your bed when researching the answers to questions or fact checkingyou go to sleep or wake up, you are eliminating your something someone said can wait.immediately check your email first thing habit. Take a note pad and jot downWhat you will need is an actual alarm clock! questions, comments or itemsWhether you charge your phone overnight on that can be looked up at theyour nightstand or use it as an alarm clock, the end of the evening. Oncetemptation of endless scrolling can keep you everyone has enjoyed theirfrom getting your much-needed zs. time and is ready to head4 Set aside time to participate in activities that out, wrap up the night withdo not require your device. See a movie, the Googling needed toexplore the outdoors or spend time with resolve your list. This is a funfriends and family.and entertaining way to recap5 Log out of social media accounts on the random things that mayyour devices. If you must enter your have been discussed.password every time, it will make you more cognizant of how often you are turning to social media for Look Around entertainment.Do you reach for your phone anytime you have a6 Leave your phone at home if you are going out to dinner moment alone? We all check up on emails, socialor to visit with friends. You will not be tempted to scroll media and text messages, or play games, on ouror check emails if the source of your over-connectivity is phones when we sit down to have a moment alone.not in your back pocket. Whether you are enjoying a lunch for one or waiting forAlthough our phones and electronic devices will remain your coffee, fight the temptation toa part of our day-to-day lives, like any stimulus, grab your phone and enjoy amonitoring the length and frequency of your session of people watching.interactions is key. By taking time to step You need the break fromaway, you allow yourself to sharpen your your phone more thansocial skills and intellect, drift away into you realize. creative thought process and expand your Do you find it hard toimagination. And the best part? You are one disconnect from work,step closer to preventing tech neck!even on vacation? 15'