I've spent the past couple of days procrastinating by looking into "dumb phones". After writing out what I use my phone for and what I really need my phone for, I realized that I can't replace my smart phone. I just live in an age where the world isn't built to be navigated without a computer in your pocket. Bummer, I know.
Still, I realized that I don't need my phone most of the time, especially not at home. That's why my solution has been to put my phone away in a drawer. Out out sight, out of mind.
It sounds silly, but that really worked surprisingly well for me.
I guess I could have written an introduction as to why I'm doing this in the first place, but I think most of us know the feeling of spending way more time on that addiction brick, than we want to.
This approach doesn't work on my laptop, since it's both work and destraction in one device, but overall the design is a lot less addicting, there's fewer notifications to distract me, and actvities provide separate environments for work and leisure, which does help keeep the two separate in my mind.
Still, I realized that I don't need my phone most of the time, especially not at home. That's why my solution has been to put my phone away in a drawer. Out out sight, out of mind.
It sounds silly, but that really worked surprisingly well for me.
I guess I could have written an introduction as to why I'm doing this in the first place, but I think most of us know the feeling of spending way more time on that addiction brick, than we want to.
This approach doesn't work on my laptop, since it's both work and destraction in one device, but overall the design is a lot less addicting, there's fewer notifications to distract me, and actvities provide separate environments for work and leisure, which does help keeep the two separate in my mind.
