

Below are 30 positive, productive, and even inspiring things you can do with a smartphone (most inside of 15 minutes or fewer).

With just a little bit of resolve, you can regain control over these small moments that have a big impact on your overall mood and productivity. It happens! But have you ever wondered what to do on your phone when you’re bored that doesn’t involve mindlessly scrolling? Or maybe you’re desperately trying to distract yourself from a stressful news cycle (and who hasn’t needed that over the past few years?) and your hand automatically begins its robotic ritual. Maybe it happens when you’re in the waiting room at the dentist. It starts with pulling out your phone and typically ends with scrolling social media until you’ve lost all sense of time and space. It’s practically muscle memory at this point.
