Most of us use anki on our phone. But our phones are the most distracting thing ever! Here's how to handle it.

Believe it or not but 80% of the problems in our life can get solved by just dumping this damn phone.

We could distance ourselves from it if we were studying from books or notes but the situation gets really tricky for us as we need our phones to use anki. And if we don't stay mindful, our 5-10 minutes breaks can turn into 30-40 minutes of scrolling and we won't even notice. Leading to a lot of wasted time and after this much scrolling our attentions are too screwed to focus on anki.

Not everyone can afford a laptop. Plus it is filled with distractions as well. We need a system to take control of our phones and not let it control our lives.

Here's what worked for me.

For android : There's this app called digital detox. It literally saved my life! I'm not even exaggerating.

Basically what it does is, it puts a lock on your phone. You have to choose some whitelisted apps that you'll be able to use during the lock, basic apps like anki, contacts, WhatsApp, pomodoro app etc. While all the other apps are locked. You need to specify, for how many hours you want the lock and your phone will unlock only after that time.

It even has a feature of scheduling the lock. With it you can program it to lock your phone from eg 7 am to 1 pm everyday and you won't have to do It manually. Highly recommended!

For ios: App name : screenzen

This is the closest thing to digital detox for ios but it is the exact opposite of it.

This app let's you choose apps and websites you want to block. You can put all the social media apps, browsers, other distracting apps and it won't let you use them. It has the feature of scheduling as well, you have you specify the hours and it will automatically lock those distracting apps for that duration everyday!

These apps are seriously a game-changer even if you don't have to study, even if you're on vacation. It's really nice to be in the present, actually living your life and doing things, instead of just scrolling for the entire day and feeling like crap afterwards. Highly recommend for your mental health.

For detailed demo of these apps watch this video https://youtu.be/VbxvOd5Jyi0