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>I'd be interested to hear everyone's strategies to combat this, as I assume many of us that work in the industry encounter similar problems of distraction and

>I'd be interested to hear everyone's strategies to combat this, as I assume many of us that work in the industry encounter similar problems of distraction and inundation. - Close any social media account not used for your job. - Stop using GPS unless in dire emergencies, even in foreign cities. Buy a map, ask directions. - Read physical newspapers and books. - Text people only for coordinating where to physically meet up, no conversations. - Take up a sport and interact with your friends face to face more. - Use your phone literally as little as possible. Start with a cold turkey period, and then re-introduce slowly.

nxzero 10y ago
Always fun watch someone go cold turkey, since it becomes obvious to them their an infozombie really quick; reaching for a phone in their pocket that's not there every few minutes, going through withdrawals from not being able to read feeds/email, etc.
- gerbilly 10y ago
  Somewhat unrelated, but I think it's funny how quickly these devices have turned us into their slaves. Among people who can afford a smartphone, which is a wide swath from the working poor on up, it seems like _everyone_ is swiping at their phones all day. I like to imagine them in as many variations as possible: judges, programmers, hells angels, movie stars, school children, cops, window washers hanging from a rope...[1] It then becomes fun to try to think of people you don't see using phones as much: construction workers (too busy with hands), surfers (in water and heavy surf), astronauts maybe ?... [1] http://www.boredpanda.com/portraits-holding-devices-removed-eric-pickersgill/ http://www.boredpanda.com/portraits-holding-devices-removed-...
- marmot777 10y ago
  I can't stand when someone does that so that's the one thing I NEVER do is reach for my phone when I'm in any way engaged with people IRL. It's just annoying as fuck to talk to someone who's a slave to communication coming in through their phone.
marmot777 10y ago
Then I'd have to face the holes in my life. That kind of sucks.
- cellularmitosis 10y ago
  Louis CK had some great thoughts about that: https://youtu.be/5HbYScltf1c?t=54s https://youtu.be/5HbYScltf1c?t=54s
  - marmot777 10y ago
    That Louis CK bit is very good. I'm one of those kill your television types (I'm committed fully to my online crutch) but I have to acknowledge that he expresses some good insights here. Thank you.

nxzero 10y ago

Always fun watch someone go cold turkey, since it becomes obvious to them their an infozombie really quick; reaching for a phone in their pocket that's not there every few minutes, going through withdrawals from not being able to read feeds/email, etc.

gerbilly 10y ago
Somewhat unrelated, but I think it's funny how quickly these devices have turned us into their slaves. Among people who can afford a smartphone, which is a wide swath from the working poor on up, it seems like _everyone_ is swiping at their phones all day. I like to imagine them in as many variations as possible: judges, programmers, hells angels, movie stars, school children, cops, window washers hanging from a rope...[1] It then becomes fun to try to think of people you don't see using phones as much: construction workers (too busy with hands), surfers (in water and heavy surf), astronauts maybe ?... [1] http://www.boredpanda.com/portraits-holding-devices-removed-eric-pickersgill/ http://www.boredpanda.com/portraits-holding-devices-removed-...
marmot777 10y ago
I can't stand when someone does that so that's the one thing I NEVER do is reach for my phone when I'm in any way engaged with people IRL. It's just annoying as fuck to talk to someone who's a slave to communication coming in through their phone.

marmot777 10y ago

Then I'd have to face the holes in my life. That kind of sucks.

cellularmitosis 10y ago
Louis CK had some great thoughts about that: https://youtu.be/5HbYScltf1c?t=54s https://youtu.be/5HbYScltf1c?t=54s
- marmot777 10y ago
  That Louis CK bit is very good. I'm one of those kill your television types (I'm committed fully to my online crutch) but I have to acknowledge that he expresses some good insights here. Thank you.