Once, I accidentally overdosed on antibiotics. Guess what the doctor prescribed?

MORE ANTIBIOTICS!

Just a different kind. So, I took the right dose and the pain went away.

Similarly, you can use technology to help you cut down on technology. Different technology. With the right dose. Technology that WASN'T designed with the sole purpose of sucking up every minute of your attention. There are quite a few of these but the following are three of my favorites:

Moment will show you how much time you spend on your phone every day.

“If it cannot be measured, it cannot be improved,” sayeth management guru, Peter Drucker. Imagine finding out you that spent five hours per day on your phone? Ten? The first step is realizing you have a problem.

In addition to passively measuring your phone time, Moment can also help you set limits.

This is useful for monitoring your child’s phone use. It won’t turn off your kid’s phone, but it will make a god-awful sound until they do. Closing the app is not enough, they’ve got to shut down the phone.

Need more time to focus on work or relationships? Forest offers an interesting solution. This app lets you “plant a tree” that will “die” if you check your phone too soon. But if you can stay away, the sapling will grow into a healthy tree and be added to your forest.

It's the opposite of those Tamagotchi pets that would die if you neglected them.

This makes staying away from your phone FUN – which is much-needed if it is going to compete with any of the other apps on your phone!

Space is my own personal app of choice. In addition to screen time tracking, there are too many features to list here. All designed to support their mission, which is so simply stated on their website: "to help millions to find their phone/life balance."

Best of all, the app will cater its features to you based on what type of phone user you are: a "Boredom Battler," a "Busy Bee," a "Rabbit Hole Wanderer," or a "Social Sticky Mitts."