house cleaner, or whatever else you have on your list,
but don’t leave out your iPhone. We spend hours a
day with these little glass rectangles. They contain a
stunning amount of information about our lives, and
are increasingly an integral part of them. It only makes
sense to make New Year’s resolutions that centre
around our iPhones.
Here are a few suggestions for positive changes you
can resolve to make as we begin the new decade. Some
may be specific to the iPhone, others to your use of
Apple products or your broader digital life, but all are
worth your consideration.Get your notifications
under control
We probably all use our phones
too much. Of course, having a
surprisingly powerful computer with
a non-stop Internet connection, a
good camera, and tons of sensors
in your pocket all the time is bound
to be compelling – and useful. But
the never-ending dopamine drip of
social media and freemium gaming
is downright unhealthy.For every app, choose how intrusive
notifications will be. For most of
them, you should seriously consider
disabling notifications entirelyhousecleaner,orwhateverelseyouhaveonyourlist,
butdon’tleaveoutyouriPhone.Wespendhoursa
daywiththeselittleglassrectangles.Theycontaina
stunningamountofinformationaboutourlives,and
areincreasinglyanintegralpartofthem.Itonlymakes
sensetomakeNewYear’sresolutionsthatcentre
aroundouriPhones.
Hereareafewsuggestionsforpositivechangesyou
canresolvetomakeaswebeginthenewdecade.Some
maybespecifictotheiPhone,otherstoyouruseof
Appleproductsoryourbroaderdigitallife,butallare
worthyourconsideration.
Get your notifications
undercontrol
Weprobablyalluseourphones
toomuch.Ofcourse,havinga
surprisinglypowerfulcomputerwith
anon-stopInternetconnection,a
goodcamera,andtonsofsensors
inyourpocketallthetimeisbound
tobecompelling–anduseful.But
thenever-endingdopaminedripof
socialmediaandfreemiumgaming
isdownrightunhealthy.
For every app, choose how intrusive
notifications will be. For most of
them, you should seriously consider
disabling notifications entirely