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Just gonna say it, I doubt the solution is yet more apps on the device that is the real source of anxiety. Putting the thing in airplane mode and leaving it in
by whywhywhywhy 7y ago
Just gonna say it, I doubt the solution is yet more apps on the device that is the real source of anxiety.
Putting the thing in airplane mode and leaving it in a different room when you get home is going to do you way more good than staring into your phone and swiping away at more apps.
- apocalyptic0n3 7y agoI've been doing this recently and I do feel like it has helped. Get home, phone goes on the counter in vibrate mode, and I go into another room to relax. I don't check the phone until after dinner usually, which is usually about 3 hours later. Disconnecting for a bit every day has helped with the stress a good amount
- pimmen 7y agoI turn off email and Slack when I get home. My stakeholders has to call me if something breaks. I should note that when they do, my union has negotiated a wonderful overtime compensation where I receive a minimum of three hours pay, at 1.5 times the normal rate, if I have to solve an emergency even if it took me five minutes to fix it. If you're my employer, you better make sure that thing is critical to fix before you call in the cavalry. After my employer did call me, and other team mates, to fix stuff we warned was not stable multiple times well, wouldn't you know it, suddenly people start listening to us when we want to spend more time fixing something instead of just shipping it quickly.
- marketingfool 7y agoMy podcasts make my commute enjoyable rather than miserable. My apps make time waiting enjoyable. But I basically don't use my phone at home. At most TV and gaming.
- whywhywhywhy 7y ago> My apps make time waiting enjoyable It's a trade off, you're getting entertainment but you're trading away creative brain problem solving time that occurs when you idle on a commute or whatever.