Conquer Phone Anxiety: Expert Tips to Train Your Mind

Phone Anxiety: Expert Reveals How to Train Your Mental Toughness Are you constantly checking your phone, even when there are no notifications? You're not alone. According to Steve Magness, Elite Performance & Olympic Coach, this anxious itch is your brain's response to discomfort. In a recent interview with Mel Robbins, Magness explained that this discomfort presents a chance to build mental strength. "That anxious itch to check your phone? That’s your brain reacting to discomfort," Robbins shared, highlighting a key takeaway from the conversation. Magness uses the phenomenon of 'phantom vibration'—the feeling your phone is buzzing when it's not—as an example. He says it affects 90% of people. This, he explains, is our brain's way of signaling a need for attention; a need that can be trained. By intentionally creating small moments of discomfort, like leaving your phone in another room, you can build resilience and reduce your reliance on constant phone checking. "If we want to train discomfort or train toughness, we've got to do the very small things that make us realize that the discomfort is just a signal," Magness stated. The full interview is available on The Mel Robbins Podcast, released June 2nd. The podcast episode is titled "A Powerful Mindset Makes You Unstoppable: How to Train Your Mind & Unlock Your Full Potential."