8 Simple Routines That Will Improve Your Life (3 of 5)

4. Begin Each Morning With 5 Minutes Of Silence

It’s pretty common for us to wake up and immediately reach for our phone to check text messages, answer emails, and doomscroll on our social media accounts. It’s like we’re allowing our devices to get the better of us, and all we’ve done at this point is emerge from our sleep! Try something different: When you get out of bed, find a spot to sit and simply savor the silence for five minutes. Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth do some peaceful reflection as you get ready for the day. In mere days, your anxiety will drop and you’ll feel like you have more control over your life.

5. Digital-free Dinners

When you and your family sit down for dinner, it’s a near certainty that all of you are buried deep in your phone screens instead of enjoying each other’s company. Declare an end to this lack of connection by instituting a moratorium on devices for the duration of mealtime. There might be awkward silence at first, but after a couple of weeks you’ll notice that you’re having real conversations, laughing a lot, and feeling a much stronger bond with each other.