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– Let's start with the basics and apply the konmari method to your phone by uninstalling all the apps that no longer spark joy. It is very important to understand the reasons that get value from these apps: they can make you feel insecure or unsuccessful; they can add unsolicited stress to your routine or make you feel like you have to constantly update the app. In a way, all of these apps are toxic and carrying them in your pocket all the time probably won't be the best for your mental health.
– Second, make an effort to reduce auditory and haptic triggers, including ringtones and vibrations. My advice is to turn off *all* notifications, minus the phone app. If you're trying to turn your phone into a productivity machine, you need to reverse the attention cycle. If you have notifications turned on, you aren't the one who decides when you use your phone. It's your phone that decides when to pick it up. Blocking notifications from *all your apps*, including messaging apps, puts you back in control of your own intentions to use that device. If there is an emergency, people will call you and not text you.
– As for visual triggers, my rule is to disable badges from all my apps. This way I don't have to immediately see how many emails I need to reply to or how many notifications there are in my messaging or social media apps. This trick reduces visual stimuli and also prevents you from building up stress just by looking at the numbers adding up.
– A neat trick to help you focus on the content that really matters is to use the structure of home screen pages to your advantage. For example, I like to hide social media apps in folders and keep the productivity apps, like my email and organization apps, on my main page. This immediately focuses my attention on productive tasks when I pick up my phone, instead of reminding me to check Instagram.

– Using alarms to structure your day is an important part of time management techniques and can be easily achieved by creating a routine for yourself using your clock app. Dividing your day into larger or smaller chunks of time is helpful to 1) give you a limited amount of time to complete a given task and 2) plan ahead for valuable free time. Your phone is the perfect device for this: you always have it at hand and you can quickly and efficiently customize your alarms by labeling them and making different combinations based on the days of the week.
– While this may sound counterproductive, I believe you should tone down the amount of organization and task apps you have and really focus on just a few for everyday use. I usually recommend three types of organization apps: a calendar, an app for tasks, and a full-fledged organization and planning app. As usual, I'll again recommend the two major free calendar apps, Google Calendar and iCalendar, for all your event-related planning; Notion for large organizational templates and projects and Todoist for all your to-do lists.
– For Android users, using widgets wisely is the best choice to add visual productivity elements to your phone. In addition to to-do lists, calendar blocks, and reminders, widgets let you use your smartphone as a virtual productive dashboard where you can take notes and add tasks and events.
– Your phone background can also be an oft-forgotten productivity booster. One idea I read that I found really interesting was to create a new wallpaper for your phone once a week with your weekly intention. This can be done in less than a minute and you can read a thought-provoking question or sentence every time you unlock your phone.

As you've probably noticed by now, I didn't include blocking apps in my list and that's because I believe that your relationship with technology, social media, and the internet should be more conscious and constructive than simply allowing your phone to block you. away from Instagram like your parents would.

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