Tips to break cell phone addiction

Setting alarms that specify how frequently you can check your phone is the simplest way to get yourself off it. Start with every 15 minutes and work your way up to every 45 minutes, half hour, or hour. After one minute of going through all notifications when your alarm goes off, reset the timer.

Avoid checking your phone first thing in the morning and the last thing you see at night. You can avoid the temptation to begin your day by getting vortexed into an avalanche of messages and updates by setting a regular alarm clock and charging your phone away from your arm's reach.

​Keep applications you want to motivate yourself to use in the spotlight, such as those for reading or learning a new language, while assigning time-consuming apps to folders on your second page of apps.
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Being mindful, or practising the art of awareness, can help you find your centre and may even lessen the urge to use your phone. Try to stay in the present by paying attention to what is happening right now, including your own thoughts and feelings.

For a weekend or other brief period, completely give up using your cell phone. Go camping or on a trip where there won't be any cell service. You must put down your phone in order to do this.

Turning off push notifications for as many apps as you can is a remarkably easy way to reduce distractions. You don't have to be interrupted by notifications for every update on Instagram receives or the fact that a new episode of your favourite podcast has just been released.