There&#x27;s an alternative:  use your smartphone for productivity only and drop all the social crap.  This begins by uninstalling all the apps you struggle with (Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, etc).<p>Now get used to putting your phone down and forgetting about it.  My phone exists on demand for <i>me</i>, not the other way &#x27;round.  So it might sit on my desk or on my coffee table but it&#x27;s almost always on silent&#x2F;do-not-disturb (with the except of a few key contacts like my wife who are allowed to bug me).<p>A smartphone is an incredible tool.  Having access to the internet wherever you are has immense value.  Being able to communicate with folks on-demand is very useful.  But it shouldn&#x27;t control your life.  So learn to use the tool as just that, a tool, rather than a tether.  It can be done!