Declutter Your Mind: How to Stop Worrying, Relieve Anxiety, and Eliminate Negative Thinking

by S.J. Scott

Here are some questions to ask yourself that can be used to create digital boundaries: How much time each day is absolutely necessary for me to spend on my devices for my job? Am I in a job that requires me to spend more time than I want behind my computer? How could I interact face-to-face with people in my work more often? How much time do I want to spend on my home computer doing work? How much time do I want to spend on social media for entertainment? How much time do I want to spend on my smartphone for entertainment? In what situations is a phone call or personal meeting more appropriate than a text? What real-life friendships have I neglected, and how do I want to nurture them? What family or relationship agreements should we have in place about using our smartphones, iPads, or laptops in each other’s presence? What traditions or family time (like dinners together) do you want to make sacred and personal, without the presence of digital devices? What limitations or rules should we have for our children’s use of digital devices? How should I be a role model to my children related to these rules? When I have downtime, what are the top five best ways I should use it? How can I deal with the urges to “surf the net” or engage in social media when I really don’t want to? How will I commit to managing my digital clutter so it doesn’t get out of hand? Use your answers to these questions to write down your values and personal commitments related to how you spend your time an...