Marketer Josh Spector wrote aboutten habits that help him control his phone use.

Acquiring these habits is hard, so were adding some tricks and apps that will enforce your self-control.

Stop checking your phone in the car.

Stick your phone in the glove compartment.

Android and Windows Mobile come with adriving modethat switches you to voice controls.

iOS 11, coming out September 12, will include an automaticDo Not Disturb While Driving mode.

(AT&T customers can already use theAT&T DriveModeapp).

If Google Assistant isnt enough, downloadDrivemode for Androidfor a no-look interface that automatically launches when you start driving.

Move your phone elsewhere when you watch TV or read.

When youre out and about, it makes sense to keep your phone in your pocket.

But when you get home, take it out.

Leave it to charge, and try treating it like a home phone.

Thatll make it harder to accidentally pocket it and break the habit.

Specifically, turn off all notifications that dont require immediate action.

Turn off your email notifications too.

Its not as if you dont check your email every 20 minutes anyway.

If you need, establish a call/text if its an emergency policy.

When you download a new app, disable notifications (or just never enable them).

Let the app earn your attention.

If some notificationskind ofmatter, make them silent and hide them from your lock screen.

Choose an end point for your browsing session.

Put your clock app on your home screen.

Android offers some more automatic solutions.

UseQualityTimeto limit the time you spend on specific apps.

Try turning your phone offlike, really offwhen youre done using it.

For most of us, this will prove a little too drastic.

But try it just for a day and see what you gain.

Everyones phone needs are different, so its normal to try a few tricks that dont work out.

Thats not failure, its just experimentation.

Stop checking your phone when in line.

For most of us, this is exactly what mobile phones are for.

Get awallpaper that reminds you to put down your phone.

Add a fresh one weekly.

Practicestopping and looking around you.

Dont use your phone in bed.

Establish a no-phone time in the morning and evening.

This may sound too stringent if your job occasionally involves social media.

But even as a blogger, Ive kept Freedom on, blocking Twitter between 9:30 PM and 7:30 AM.

If I ever actually need to tweet at night, I could always go to my computer.

Break the checking cycle.

Instead check just one app at a time.

Train yourself to put your phone down after your intended action.

Close apps as soon as you use them, so youd have to boot them up again.

If you end up keeping one distracting app off your phone, itll be worth it.

Dont expect a quick fix.

Its difficult to find the right balance.

As Spector points out, the answer isnt a one-time digital detox.