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An effortless hack which I've gotten a lot of utility out of: put your phone behind your laptop. Out of sight, out of mind (and you can't feel it in your pocke

An effortless hack which I've gotten a lot of utility out of: put your phone behind your laptop. Out of sight, out of mind (and you can't feel it in your pocket either!)

preek 9y ago
In hindsight, this seems so obvious! Thank you for sharing this hack. I think I will employ it regularly in the future.
vlasev 9y ago
A related hack if you don't want to put your phone behind your laptop - put the phone screen-side down. This way the changing states of the screen (when you get a notification) won't distract you.
- daniel_rh 9y ago
  The researchers specifically tested phone face up vs phone face down and noticed no statistical difference, I believe.
  - lucaspiller 9y ago
    I guess it depends on if you have (and are used to having) you phone make a noise when you receive notifications. I have most notifications set to silent, and some I let vibrate. The only thing that makes a sound is my alarm and calls. Since smart phones became a thing I've always had them set to vibrate, I don't really see why you need your phone to make a sound (and disturb other people) when you get such things as an Instagram like or a game wanting you to play more. Biggest quality of life improvement was disabling vibrate (so it's silent) for instant messages and SMS (which my phone always notifies me twice about?) - they can wait a few minutes to hours and don't need instant replies.
  - Phemist 9y ago
    They tested power-off vs power-on. No results on face-up vs face-down, but they probably didn't record it.
udhan 9y ago
Phone in the pocket (silent) works well for me. At home, I just put it on charge somewhere and mostly forget about it. However, a side effect of it is, In my social circle, I am the guy who doesn't respond on time. I miss phone calls all the time. But since I do it consistently, everyone knows nowadays. :)

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An effortless hack which I've gotten a lot of utility out of: put your phone behind your laptop. Out of sight, out of mind (and you can't feel it in your pocke

by tristanho 9y ago

An effortless hack which I've gotten a lot of utility out of: put your phone behind your laptop. Out of sight, out of mind (and you can't feel it in your pocket either!)

preek 9y ago
In hindsight, this seems so obvious! Thank you for sharing this hack. I think I will employ it regularly in the future.
vlasev 9y ago
A related hack if you don't want to put your phone behind your laptop - put the phone screen-side down. This way the changing states of the screen (when you get a notification) won't distract you.
- daniel_rh 9y ago
  The researchers specifically tested phone face up vs phone face down and noticed no statistical difference, I believe.
  - lucaspiller 9y ago
    I guess it depends on if you have (and are used to having) you phone make a noise when you receive notifications. I have most notifications set to silent, and some I let vibrate. The only thing that makes a sound is my alarm and calls. Since smart phones became a thing I've always had them set to vibrate, I don't really see why you need your phone to make a sound (and disturb other people) when you get such things as an Instagram like or a game wanting you to play more. Biggest quality of life improvement was disabling vibrate (so it's silent) for instant messages and SMS (which my phone always notifies me twice about?) - they can wait a few minutes to hours and don't need instant replies.
  - Phemist 9y ago
    They tested power-off vs power-on. No results on face-up vs face-down, but they probably didn't record it.
udhan 9y ago
Phone in the pocket (silent) works well for me. At home, I just put it on charge somewhere and mostly forget about it. However, a side effect of it is, In my social circle, I am the guy who doesn't respond on time. I miss phone calls all the time. But since I do it consistently, everyone knows nowadays. :)