Addicted? Take some time off from your BlackBerry
by The PocketBerry Team
The BlackBerry addiction is one of the greatest disorders out there. This was quite humorous yet true at the same time so I have posted this for all those out there who need to get a grip on life for a bit and take a break from their devices. Get in touch with your lives. Enjoy live conversing with real people in front of you. Check your email when you get home rather than live on the dot. Here are some tips from 944 on getting yourself back together if you really need to take the break.
1. Only Link Important Email Accounts
One of the major addict causes is linking multiple email accounts. It’s a great feature for Blackberry to have. But, if you’re checking your email more than 10 times-a-day already, and you aren’t mobile for more than four hours in the workday, get rid of some email accounts. Just check it when you get into the office. A one minute phone call can often cut 20 minutes worth of emailing/texting back and forth. Unless you’re flirting via text, then it’s all good.
2. Create Blackberry Free Times
This is the most significant. Create multiple time periods in which you designate “No Texting/Emailing Blackberry Time.” Instead, concentrate on using that time to go through your to-do list, open up a 944 magazine and read an article. Reward yourself by being allowed back on the Blackberry after you have completed your task.
3. Setting Your Blackberry On Vibrate & To-Do Lists
This is a great technique. It has been my personal experience that when I placed my Blackberry on vibrate for a short amount of time, I completed more than I had in the previous day. So if you have a deadline to meet, create a to-do list and see where your Blackberry comes in. If it does, put your phone on vibrate, wrap it in a small cloth, and place it in your desk drawer and remove it when you need to use it to get the to-do list completed. If you don’t need it at all, then good riddance Blackberry, wrap that sucker up and put it in the drawer until you’ve completed your tasks.
4. How To Curb Your Blackberry Cravings
This is a very simple process. Become more involved in your non-Blackberry habits like researching investments, increasing your productivity, playing a sport, reading 944 magazine, being social, and writing in a journal. Redirecting your time, you will notice that the Blackberry will have less and less control over your time.
