Continuing from the last post, I’ve become more proactive in disconnecting from technology when it comes to nightly and morning routines.

This was something I was doing for months now, but more in the “yo-yo diet” style where I’d fall back to old habits pretty fast. It can get annoying, especially if you’ve lied to yourself like I did about being “good” with old habits.

That’s when I ran into Mel Robbins. Through YouTube, not physically. That would be bad.

If you’re not familiar with her, she wears many hats aside from being a motivational speaker and life coach. One of her episodes had a guest that promoted a “sunlight before screens” method for better sleep and productivity.

Before this, I did something close to it, where I would have the phone placed further away from me in the bed. I’d have soft music playing me to sleep, and it worked out for a time.

That lasted longer than expected, mostly because first thing in the morning I’d reach for my phone and risk a lack of production in things outside of it. Now I laugh because Mel herself said to have your phone out the bedroom altogether.

I modified that statement to simply turning the phone off. Not only because it also deserves a break, but it cuts my need for the sleep aid I had been onto for years. A close friend of mine even said to do this once, and I was not in a place to take that to heart like I am now.

So far, I’ve done it on the weekdays. I hate to end this post like clickbait, but the results will surprise you. It surely did surprise me.

To be concluded on Friday.