You’ve heard that before. You’ve laughed it off. ‘I can put it down anytime,’ you say. Can you? Have you tried? What if your child’s life depended on it? Like it or not, when you have children they watch you. They watch how you interact with others, they watch your work ethic, they watch your relationships, your self-care, how you learn, how you drink, and how much you use your phone. If you’re on your phone incessantly, so will your kids be.
The topic of control intrigues me. You want to be in control of your life right? You want to achieve, you want to be successful, you want to have things or relationships, or nice vacations, or a nice house. Well none of those things happen by accident. You have to plan, you have to work, and you have to be in control of your actions to get there. So what’s standing in your way of getting everything you ever wanted? Lack of control, lack of discipline. What does control look like? Good habits done intentionally every day. Consistent sleep, exercise, diet, reading, writing, relationships, meditation, physical hygiene, focused work, and journaling.
What stands in your way: Not doing the things above as well as alcohol, drugs, and phone time. Phone time may be the worst in terms of time lost. Have you ever see someone laying in their bed at 11AM scrolling their phone over the side of their bed because they’ve been doing it so long that the phone needs to be plugged in while they do it? I’m sure you’ve done it and told yourself that you could stop any time. But when you see your teenager doing it, you can be sure this isn’t healthy.
So for all of you control/discipline junkies out there watching your drinking, diet, exercise, mindfulness, and other virtues; if you haven’t yet taken control over your phone time, that is the challenge I lay before you. Set your boundaries (unlocks per day, time on phone per day) and then improve. Let me know how you’re doing with it in comments.
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