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The single best thing you can do for your productivity and peace of mind is leave your phone on airplane mode unless you are expecting an important call, or nee
by CuriouslyC 10y ago
The single best thing you can do for your productivity and peace of mind is leave your phone on airplane mode unless you are expecting an important call, or need to make a call. Anyone trying to reach you that you actually want to hear from will leave a message, and the hassle of having to switch out of airplane mode keeps you from compulsively surfing, using facebook/twitter/etc.
- sliverstorm 10y agoDisabling mobile data and wifi may be a more workable solution for some
- ytpete 10y agoOr leave it on but turn off wi-fi and mobile data. So you can get phone calls but not do anything online.
- derwiki 10y agoI've found that the act of logging out of Facebook after using it generally has the same effect. If I find myself casually loading Facebook, but it takes me to a login screen, I remember that I wanted to be purposeful about using Facebook and put it away.
- cageface 10y agoI removed all social media apps from my phone. I will still occasionally access them from my laptop now but usually when I'm using my laptop I'm working so the temptation is a lot weaker.