The phone can sleep somewhere else

Your phone lives beside the pillow because the outlet is there. One message becomes several videos. The setup makes continuing easier than stopping, even when you meant to put it down.

Could you charge it across the room, on a shelf, or outside the bedroom? Keep accessibility and any caregiving or emergency needs in mind. A useful change must work with your real responsibilities.

Set out a book, a simple puzzle, or something quiet you enjoy. Otherwise the new arrangement may feel like an empty space you keep reaching to fill.

If you need the phone nearby one night, that does not end the experiment. Use the arrangement when it fits and adapt the settings to the calls you genuinely need.

After a few nights, ask whether bedtime feels less drawn out. Keep what helps. The purpose is a more workable evening, not another device-related score to check before sleep.