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Reading is good for this. Sit down with a novel and leave your phone on the other side of the room. Read. If you get distracted or lost in thought, that's fine
by bccdee 1y ago
Reading is good for this.
Sit down with a novel and leave your phone on the other side of the room. Read. If you get distracted or lost in thought, that's fine—just don't stand up. Stay where you are. When you're done being distracted, go back to the book.
It really makes a difference.
- kiddico 1y agoSounds like mindfulness meditation to me.
- moab 1y agoReading a book is like mindfulness meditation? Man, we really are living in a degraded age.
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- soupfordummies 1y agoI’ve thought this for a while too. Just as maybe you start working out if you want to lose some weight and build muscle, maybe reading a book is the exercise to regain your attention and focus. The key is not having the phone nearby though. Just right now I’m typing this from bed despite having brought a book to bed.
- canpan 1y agoI started doing "phoneless walk". For example in the morning before work, go outside, walk in a park for 20m and do not bring my phone. Not sure why, but not bringing the phone changed my thinking pattern. Even if I did not look at it anyway while having it.
- mikrl 1y agoI went further and just took keys: no watch, no wallet. Also lengthened my 20 minutes to 40 minutes, with adequate buffer of course, and a known 40 minute loop. Yea, it definitely starts the day right.