And some weeknights, if I hit up an indoor cycling class or met a friend for drinks, I wouldn't get home until 9 p.m.-and then I'd stay on my phone for 30 minutes to wrap up anything I missed during the day. Sorry, I'm human! I used Friday and Saturday nights as a free pass, since I didn't have work the next day. Truth be told, I didn't tuck my phone into bed by 9 p.m.
And I just started calling my mom before I put my phone to bed to make sure we could chat. In the following article, you will learn why you are better off putting your phone out of reach when you sleep, and what you can do to reduce its negative. Overall, it wasn't a huge problem-I just let friends and family know, and made sure to get back to people in the morning. I opened it up and could see through my phone bed it was my mom calling-so, naturally, I made an exception and took a call at 9:45 p.m. Another night, after I put my phone to bed, I heard it vibrating in the kitchen cupboard. I texted her first thing the next morning and let her know that I'd put my phone to bed.
I woke up one morning to a few semi-urgent texts from a friend, sent at 9:15 p.m. One issue I did face with putting my phone to bed each night: People still text and call after 9 p.m.