phone addiction

I admit that I am addicted. It must stop. And I know I'm not the only one. I am addicted to my phone, and my immediate reflex when I get work emails is to check it, regardless of time of day. I could be working from 7:30 am - 11 pm,  but when I'm back home and it's midnight, I feel that familiar buzz in my pocket, and I instantly pick up the phone and check my email. This could end up in three different ways - a) delete the email, not important, b) save it so I can respond tomorrow c) frustrates me enough that it affects my sleep d) makes me relieved since it was the resolution of a certain issue. This could have waited until the next morning, but it's almost out of instinct that I have to check that email. Knowing that there's an unread email out there is annoying  since in my mind it could be a big  issue that needs to be tackled asap, even though it can realistically wait. People say that this smartphone age makes work efficient, but it also takes a stranglehold over your life after work. If you can set the phone aside after work and  not check your work email,  good for you. But the worst part is when there are late night deadlines, and the client/team reaches out to you, you are expected to be on call. If you don't respond within an hour or so, people would wonder why. It's sad, it really is. I've tried not checking my work email after work if I work late nights. I was successful for a few weeks, especially since I know the effect that work emails have on my sleep. On one occasion, I didn't check my work email after 9:30 even though the email number get piling up. I check it the next morning to see 18 emails, many of which were the client asking for approval to file something. So now I'm back to square one.Worst part is, I know I'm one of many. Oh well, going to try again.