I feel AW is underrated as an everyday tool, especially when it comes to being mindful about contemporary attention sinks. You can do almost anything from it t

I feel AW is underrated as an everyday tool, especially when it comes to being mindful about contemporary attention sinks. You can do almost anything from it that doesn't require a larger screen or a keyboard, and the kinds of activities the larger screen enables tend to mostly just waste your time. Take a typical 2007 "dumb" phone - the watch screen is roughly that size. It becomes awkward when you need to find something on the web (you can't even access the browser directly, you need to ask Siri and work with a popup), but I was mildly successful following a recipe when cooking. It's plain better than a phone at many other common tasks (following directions, checking the weather, paying for stuff, telling time, etc). The biggest impact it had is that I no longer feel compelled to reach for my phone in most situations. It's not just that it saves 5-10 seconds here and there: the context switch is brief enough that I can remain focused on whatever I was doing. (inb4 just turn off notifications, yes I am already very picky about what is allowed to distract me.)