THE STALL SEAT JOURNAL . CREATED BY HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICES • COPR. 2021
THE PURSUIT OF APPINESS How’s Your Mobile Health?
Take Back Your Time
43% of Americans are “constant checkers” of email and social media, according to the APA. How does this affect their lives? Constant checkers
Tech use is a somewhat or significant source of stress
Do you own your phone, or does your phone own you? Want to break the cycle of constant checking? Here are some tips. • Mindfully notice: what are you really getting out of a particular app? You might realize it’s not as fun as you had assumed.
Non-constant checkers
Feel less likely to meet friends & family in person due to tech
• Bothered by unnecessary notifications? Try turning off anything that isn’t a real person trying to contact you in the moment.
Feel less connected to family (even while together) due to tech
• Consider what guidelines might improve your relationship with your phone — and your friends. For example: no phone use during meals. • If you use apps mindlessly, try keeping only practical, tool-like apps on your home screen. Everything else, like games and social media, an go in a folder on the second page. • Take a phone vacation! Turn it off for a day, or go out without it.
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15% More at mindful.org/5-ways-organize-phone-unhijack-mind
More at apa.org/news/press/releases/stress
Cellular Anatomy Some apps distract us, but some can improve our lives. Many of these are tools to enhance well-being or make tasks easier. You might not find them all helpful, so pick what works for you!
Well-being Apps WellTrack Provides confidential self-guided tools and resources to help manage stress, anxiety and depression. Plant Nanny When you drink a glass of water, your adorable cartoon plant gets one too.
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Carrier
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Messages
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Plant Nanny
Medisafe
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LiveSafe
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Mint
Any.DO
SecureSafe
VCU RAM Guide
Craving to Quit
Eat Right Now
Insight Timer
Sleep Cycle
Snapchat
Phone
Safari
Music
Medisafe Never forget to take your meds again! Craving to Quit This proven-effective app teaches mindfulness to help you quit nicotine. Eat Right Now Helps you beat thoughtless or emotional eating habits through mindfulness. Insight Timer Tons and tons of free guided meditations.
Social Media
Sleep Cycle Monitors sound and movement to wake you up in the lightest sleep phase.
Best in moderation — but while you’re on there, may as well follow us! We post well-being tips and info about events.
*Educational use only — do not rely on app for decisionmaking purposes.
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Your one stop shop to communicate with a doctor, receive results, request prescription refills and manage your appointments. *Please make sure your contact information is up to date, you can edit this in the app.
Productivity Apps Mint Hook this to your credit/debit cards to keep track of where your money goes! Any.DO To-do list with a twist: at the end of the day it prompts you to review your tasks. SecureSafe Best to use a different password for everything, but how to remember them? Try this touch-activated app.
UCSD Mobile App Get info about activities on campus. View maps, parking availinility and dining locations. * This app is needed to scan your COVID-19 self administered test.