Social Media Apps and iPhone Screen Layout
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I have had the new widget layout on my phone, no social media apps on my phone, for a week as publishing this post. I have all my badges turned off except on the three main apps that I have on my iPhone dock. I have noticed two things.
I am less distracted by social media apps
I still find myself looking at my phone through out the day
It is good not to be distracted by social media apps all day long and I have still checked them once or twice a day through the browser. This allows me to keep focused on work and more important things in my life.
The second one I think I still do out of habit of checking my phone all the time and I expect that will lessen with time. I hope that is the case as the days go on with this new setup. So with the widget for all the important things like, music, screen time and weather. I also have a widget that I can scroll through all of my Apple ShortCuts.
In my dock I have only three apps. Things, Drafts and iMessenger. This allows me to have my task manager at hand, a place to take down needed notes and the ability to stay in touch with the people that matter to me. Some might wonder how does one live without the phone app on your Home Screen. The thing is with iMessenger I have the ability to call within that app. This saves me from having to have the phone app in the dock.
This setup has been working wonders on keeping me focused at work and with my writing. The question you may be having is, will this setup work for you? I cannot answer that. Each person has different needs for their phone and different things they want to keep focus on. I think there is a minimalist setup for everyone depending on what they need to focus on.
Only you can decide which setup is right for you. If you are looking forward to iOS14 and the features that it will have. The beta can be installed now or you can wait until the release. I am enjoying the new iOS and the lack of social media apps. If you want to know more about how I am making this work feel free to reach out to me. I will be bringing more information on how my phone setup changes as third party apps adapted to the new iOS.
Until then feel free to start a conversation or join in on one. As always, take care for yourself and each other!
