Five small ways to put your phone down this week

A weekend away is the deep end. These are the shallow end — small changes you can try at home, starting tonight.

1. Charge it outside the bedroom. Buy a cheap alarm clock and let your phone sleep in the kitchen.
2. Leave it behind on short walks. Ten minutes to the shop or the sea is enough to notice what’s around you.
3. Turn off everything that isn’t a person. Keep notifications for messages from real people; switch off the rest.
4. Make the first hour of the day yours. Coffee, breakfast, a walk — before the inbox.
5. Put it in a box at dinner. It’s what we do on a Quiete weekend, and it works just as well at home.

Try one this week. If it sticks, add another.