Replacing Phone Addiction with Building a Real Project

Source: Dev.to

Introduction

It’s been almost a month since my last post. During that time I fell into excessive mobile use, which disrupted my sleep cycle and messed up my working hours. I decided to tackle this problem by building a real project to help restore a healthier routine.

Goals

• Build a functional project from start to finish.
• Re‑establish good habits and a regular sleep schedule.
• Improve my full‑stack development skills.
• Reduce overall screen time.

Project Overview

Many institutes, such as Payilagam Institute, issue completion certificates manually—writing student details by hand or editing them individually. I plan to automate this process with a simple web application:

• Admins can input student details.
• Admins can select a certificate theme.
• The system generates personalized certificates automatically.

What’s Next

In upcoming blog posts I’ll share the code and walk through the steps needed to build this project. Stay tuned!