So often these days, cell phones get a bad rap for being mechanisms of procrastination and a constant, relentless connection to work. Cell phones are blamed for stress and anxiety, disconnect and superficiality. But these accusations miss the fact that it is our own responsibility to use cell phones maturely; cell phones do not have minds of their own, and, believe it or not, they are not out to manipulate homo sapiens into abusing them. Once we take the responsibility of appropriately using cell phones into our own hands (quite literally), we can identify methods through which we might use them to our advantage. When the means to accomplishing our goals are closer to our persons, we are more likely to use them (for example, when the vacuum cleaner is in your sight, you are more likely to vacuum than if it were hidden away in the closet). Because we come in contact with our cell phones throughout the day, they can be great friends in accomplishing the goals we set for ourselves. I suggest downloading the following three free apps onto your devices to help you establish a source of mindfulness that can be carried with you wherever you go, whether that be at home, at school, in the car, or even in another country. Put the apps on your home screen so that you are reminded to use them.
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