How to declutter your smartphone (and keep it and you feeling calm!)
Your smartphone goes everywhere with you: it’s probably the first thing you check in the morning and the last thing you scroll before bed. So when it’s cluttered—packed with unused apps, endless notifications, and thousands of photos—it can quietly add to feelings of overwhelm. Added to this, your phone only has a certain storage space, which if you aren't diligent can soon get gobbled up unnecessarily. A full or near-full phone storage leads to significant slowdowns, app crashes, inability to download new apps or updates, and failure to take new photos/videos, as the operating system needs space for temporary files and virtual memory; it can even prevent the phone from booting, potentially damaging the storage chip over time. The device struggles with essential background tasks, causing lag, freezing, and poor battery life. Decluttering your phone is a small lifestyle reset that can make a surprisingly big difference to you and to your phone's longevity. Start by letting go of...