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I still don't get the motivation behind this. If you want to consume less stuff on your phone, you can reduce the consumption without replacing it with anything
by st1x7 6y ago
I still don't get the motivation behind this. If you want to consume less stuff on your phone, you can reduce the consumption without replacing it with anything - you don't have a phone time quota that you need to meet on any given day, just cut down on the things you don't like.
When you're creating anything, it makes sense to do it in the best possible environment that you have for it - I would rather write code on a laptop instead of using a phone and I would pick a desktop computer over the laptop. Phones are rarely the best environment for any creative task apart from maybe pictures, videos, vlogs and other social media stuff (if we can put those in the creative category).
- billfruit 6y agoThing is, people find themselves in many situations where they have a spot of free time, and the phone is the only object available at hand. How can one use that time to create/build something rather than using it in consuming some sort of media.
- davzie 6y agoIt’s actually okay to do nothing instead! Constantly keeping the mind entertained doesn’t give the poor thing any breathing space or time to come up with it’s own entertainment!
- layer8 6y agoSo much this. To get real work done (creative or not), you want a desktop OS and a big screen, keyboard and mouse.
- michaericalribo 6y agoYeah, I want that, but if I’m standing in line at the grocery store, I’m not at my desk, I don’t have a monitor, keyboard, or mouse. Those tools may be good for some situations. But what about all the other situations? Some of the best art is created under adversity. To be clear, the grocery line isn’t an adverse situation. But being in prison, working a physical / manual job, poverty—these are all adverse situations people face every day that prevent them from accessing the tools you mentioned, but I simply don’t believe they cannot or should not make art.
- st1x7 6y agoIf you're in line in the grocery store, not taking out your phone to fill those 30 seconds and just being there by yourself might be better for your creativity than opening an app and pretending that you have accomplished something in that time.
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- michaericalribo 6y agoMy opinion is that you’re wrong—30 seconds in the grocery line _is_ enough time to “accomplish something,” and Einstein / Toni Morrison / William Carlos Williams / etc were not merely “pretending” to be creative!
- layer8 6y agoI agree with the GP that letting your mind wander in those situations is often better for creativity than trying to fill every minute with activity.
- layer8 6y agoAgreed, though in such “adverse” situations I would probably stick to conventional nondigital art (drawing, painting, writing, playing music, woodworking, sculpting, origami, etc.), or maybe to photography. A phone is physically just not a very good (figurative) canvas to be creative on, and really not “frictionless” (as argued by another comment). You can still use it for inspiration, (minor) research, communication and distribution.
- fsflover 6y agohttps://puri.sm/posts/mobile-desktop-convergence/ https://puri.sm/posts/mobile-desktop-convergence/
- 5tefan 6y agoThis. Don't get it as well. Rather enjoy my free time. I live along the line of "work smart not hard" to get as much free time as possible. But if it is a must to you... thinking is also working. No need to produce a text or edit something or such things. Wrap your head around a topic and there's no need for an input device.