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I doubt the mere presence of the phone itself is distracting, but rather it's the fact that putting it somewhere far (or allowing it to be taken from you) requi
by igammarays 6y ago
I doubt the mere presence of the phone itself is distracting, but rather it's the fact that putting it somewhere far (or allowing it to be taken from you) requires a conscious intention and is sufficiently absurd that it triggers the novelty feeling, which helps your focus.
I just put my phone away in the closet. Perhaps this will become part of my new "focus" ritual.
- airstrike 6y agoOn my busiest days I'd lock my phone in my desk drawer and put the key somewhere else. A bit radical, but it really worked
- brohoolio 6y agoI find that the mere presence of the phone is distracting. It's subtle and I didn't notice it until I physically started putting it in another room. I don't mindlessly pick it up and opening an app.
- gfxgirl 6y agowhat part do you find distracting? Does it go off with sound or vibrations? I set my phone on the table/desk and completely forget about it. 4hrs later I see I missed 6 messages, a few I would have prefer to respond to when they arrived.
- wussboy 6y agoI'd like an appliance much like some hotel rooms have where to turn the lights on you must slip your room key card in to the receptacle at the front door. I want to enter my house, pull my phone out of of my pocket and slip it into the slot in the entry way where it flips the lights on, starts charging and maybe connects to my Bluetooth speakers. Sure I can hear it but if I want to use it I need to go over there too see what's so important.