2023 Weekly Digital Well-being Challenges

Digital Well-being Challenge of the week – are you doing these? Let us know how it goes!

• Phone free challenge! Talk to 5 new people at Virginia Tech each day.
• Ditch FOMO. Go to Gobblerfest and discover how you can ExperienceVT this year.
• Remember great moments better – take some pictures then put your phone away.
• Distracted? Put your phone away to maximize learning in class.
• Make a list of 5 things to do beyond screens and go do them!
• Set time limits on apps to make time for fun IRL.
• Eat meals with friends without phones - enjoy better conversations.
• Turn off notifications to unnecessary apps.
• Set up focus modes for classes and study time.
• When waiting for class to start, talk with people around you.
• Stand in lines without looking at your phone.
• Make eye contact with friends during conversations – look at your friends instead of your phone when talking.
• Unfocused? Use a web blocker when doing homework or studying.
• Get better sleep! Tuck your phone away from your bed before sleeping.
• Try interval studying. Start with 10 minutes of focused work with a short break and increase from there.
• Maximize your study breaks – do something off screens to relax.