戒掉手機的10個小妙招

1. Get a dumb watch.

The average smartphone owner consults his device an astonishing 195 times per day. Nip the knee-jerk habit at the source and strap1 on a good old-fashioned watch. Definitely not a smart one, preferably a mechanical one.

2. Pick up a paper.

Instead of hitting up a social network or a newspaper app to breeze through news summaries and half-read a few articles, grab a paper and be amazed at how relaxing it is to read through the day's news. Not only that, we found our attention span has increased and we don't abandon as many articles. And fret2 not at the expense. Even the New York Times is $9 a week for home delivery, plus digital access.

3. Listen to airwaves.

Again, not a radio stream from your phone or desktop3. Blow the dust off your old clock radio or handheld transistor4, plug it in, and be amazed at how vital radio still can be. More importantly, you won't be tempted5 to check other apps and websites.

4. Sever6 social media ties.

We love hitting up Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to keep tabs on friends and relations. If you aren't willing to walk away from this ritual of keeping up with digital Joneses, then consider consolidating7 down to one service and picking a dedicated8 daily time for checking in — at your lunch break or at the gym, ideally. And turn off app and email notifications for the services you use, so you aren't tempted by all those little red badges.

5. Make a phone stack.

Today, it seems nearly impossible to put your phone down for 60 consecutive9 minutes. Phone stacks are a cliché, but they work: Whether dining at home or out on the town, implement10 a no-device policy, no exceptions. To make it stick, you can place phones in a stack in the center of the table. Even better, have a waiter or coat check place them out of site so no one can break the rules, and there aren't hard feelings.

6. Create rules for living.

Having general rules for indulging in gadget11 time are too easy to slack on, just like diets and workouts. Take the next 10 minutes to figure out the hours when your tech is truly indispensable, and then nail down times when it should never be used: dinnertime, when you're with the kids, and yes, in bed. Be specific and be rigid12. Have a designated, inconvenient13 spot where your device should go during those times so that you don't cave — a cabinet upstairs, in your car, or in the basement.

7. Cut the cord.

There are tons of apps dedicated to keeping you from losing focus on whichever task you're meant to be accomplishing and instead heading down a YouTube or Facebook rabbit hole. Freedom ($10; for Mac or Windows) is a surefire desktop application that lets you pick a window of time for which the Internet gets locked on your PC. If you want to hop14 online before the time is up, you have to reboot your computer. If your work requires that you have Internet access, try anti-social, a $15 application that lets you select which services you block, rather than the entire Internet.

8. Move your charger.

Battery life continues to be the Achilles heal of most mobile devices, which means many of us rush between charging sessions all day. Find a dedicated place at home to charge your device that's within earshot, but not convenient, and make it a daily ritual to come home, remove the phone from your person and leave it there even if it's fully15 charged already. If you need to take a call, keep it locked to the charging cable so you aren't tempted to walk away with it afterward16.

9. Automate17 your attention.

Even our device makers18 know that we use them too much, which is why they have built-in functions like Do Not Disturb (iOS) or Silent mode (Android). Those allow you to designate certain VIP contacts who can reach you at all times, but silences emails, texts and other communications from anyone else. Both can be automated19 so that they are time-based or location-based, or can be switched on or off ad hoc if you want a few minutes of rest.

10. Shame yourself.

If you've ever taken a gander at the running tally20 of the time you've spent playing solitaire, you know the pain that comes from looking in the mirror. Along with apps that cut off Internet access, there's also a category that tallies21 up how much time you waste. Set them running, and you'll quickly hit rock bottom and find inspiration to take meaningful measures. Moment (iOS only) keeps tabs on the amount of time you use your phone per day, including the number of times you unlock it, and lets you clamp down services, too. Menthal, for Android, tallies up in detail how much you use your phone, with what apps, and then compares it with other users for a little added peer pressure and possible inspiration.

1 strap

n.皮帶，帶子；v.用帶扣住，束牢；用繃帶包紮

參考例句：

She held onto a strap to steady herself.她抓住拉手吊帶以便站穩。

The nurse will strap up your wound.護士會綁紮你的傷口。

2 fret

v.(使)煩惱；(使)焦急；(使)腐蝕，(使)磨損

參考例句：

Don't fret.We'll get there on time.別著急，我們能準時到那裏。

She'll fret herself to death one of these days.她總有一天會愁死的.

3 desktop

n.桌麵管理係統程序；台式

參考例句：

My computer is a desktop computer of excellent quality.我的計算機是品質卓越的台式計算機。

Do you know which one is better,a laptop or a desktop?你知道哪一種更好，筆記本還是台式機？

4 transistor

n.晶體管，晶體管收音機

參考例句：

This make of transistor radio is small and beautifully designed.這半導體收音機小巧玲瓏。

Every transistor has at least three electrodes.每個晶體管至少有三個電極。

5 tempted b0182e969d369add1b9ce2353d3c6ad6

v.慫恿（某人）幹不正當的事；冒…的險（tempt的過去分詞）

參考例句：

I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我極想發牢騷，但還是沒開口。

I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜單饞得我垂涎欲滴。

6 sever

v.切開，割開；斷絕，中斷

參考例句：

She wanted to sever all her connections with the firm.她想斷絕和那家公司的所有聯係。

We must never sever the cultural vein of our nation.我們不能割斷民族的文化血脈。

7 consolidating

v.（使）鞏固， （使）加強( consolidate的現在分詞 )；（使）合並

參考例句：

These measures are meant for consolidating the system of basic medical care. 這些舉措旨在夯實基層醫療體係，讓老百姓看大病不必出遠門。 來自互聯網

We are consolidating the Chinese and English versions of our homepage. 我們將為您提供中英文版本一起的主頁。 來自互聯網

8 dedicated

adj.一心一意的；獻身的；熱誠的

參考例句：

He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他獻身於教育事業。

His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改進這項設計上了。

9 consecutive

adj.連續的，聯貫的，始終一貫的

參考例句：

It has rained for four consecutive days.已連續下了四天雨。

The policy of our Party is consecutive.我黨的政策始終如一。

10 implement

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.實行，實施，執行

參考例句：

Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承擔一項計劃，除非你能完成這項計劃。

The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花園裏挖土的最好工具是鐵鍬。

11 gadget Hffz0

n.小巧的機械，精巧的裝置，小玩意兒

參考例句：

This gadget isn't much good.這小機械沒什麼用處。

She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts.她發明了一種靈巧的小工具用來鬆開緊固的螺母和螺栓。

12 rigid

adj.嚴格的，死板的；剛硬的，僵硬的

參考例句：

She became as rigid as adamant.她變得如頑石般的固執。

The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考試很嚴，幾乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。

13 inconvenient

adj.不方便的，令人感到麻煩的

參考例句：

You have come at a very inconvenient time.你來得最不適時。

Will it be inconvenient for him to attend that meeting?他參加那次會議會不方便嗎？

14 hop

n.單腳跳，跳躍；vi.單腳跳，跳躍；著手做某事；vt.跳躍，躍過

參考例句：

The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子們舉行比賽，看誰單足跳躍最快。

How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右腳能跳多遠？

15 fully

adv.完全地，全部地，徹底地；充分地

參考例句：

The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.醫生讓我先吸氣，然後全部呼出。

They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他們很快就完全融入了當地人的圈子。

16 afterward

adv.後來；以後

參考例句：

Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 讓我們先去看戲，然後吃飯。

Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.後來，這男孩成為一個很有名的藝術家。

17 automate

v.自動化；使自動化

參考例句：

Many banks have begun to automate.許多銀行已開始采用自動化技術。

To automate the control process of the lathes has become very easy today.使機床的控製過程自動化現已變得很容易了。

18 makers

n.製造者，製造商（maker的複數形式）

參考例句：

The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 這一產品的製造商向我們保證說他們沒有犧牲質量。

The makers are about to launch out a new product. 製造商們馬上要生產一種新產品。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》

19 automated

a.自動化的

參考例句：

The entire manufacturing process has been automated. 整個生產過程已自動化。

Automated Highway System (AHS) is recently regarded as one subsystem of Intelligent Transport System (ITS). 近年來自動公路係統(Automated Highway System,AHS)，作為智能運輸係統的子係統之一越來越受到重視。

20 tally

n.計數器，記分，一致，測量；vt.計算，記錄，使一致；vi.計算，記分，一致

參考例句：

Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.別忘了仔細記下你的開支賬目。

The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.報告中所提到的事實都絲毫不差。

21 tallies

n.賬( tally的名詞複數 )；符合；（計數的）簽；標簽v.計算，清點( tally的第三人稱單數 )；加標簽（或標記）於；（使）符合；（使）吻合

參考例句：

Cash on hand tallies with the figure in the accounts. 現款跟賬上的數目沒有出入。 來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

He tallies his own marks. 他把自己的得分記了下來。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》