Kill your phone
Hi there,
Someone once said, âyour phone is a bad tenant.â I think about that a lot.
Five things I thought were worth sharing this week:
The smartphone is one of the greatest inventions of our time. It provides 24/7/365 access to the Internet, allowing you to connect with people from across the globe, get directions to any place, and access vast entertainment optionsâ all while fitting in the palm of your hand. Unfortunately, the smartphone can also be a bottomless, endless, inexhaustible distraction tool. Kill your phone to to rescue your time and attention, and devote them to more valuable pursuits instead.
Why do our mobile virtual homes take precedence over our real physical homes? Does our obsessive digital habits make us less interactive and engaging with real people? Are we becoming less human and morphing into smombies (smartphone zombies)? And if so, what can we do to learn to look up again?
A quote I want to share with you:
âComputers are useless. They can only give you answers.â
â Pablo Picasso
Anxiety sets in. Time is lost. You wonder what just happened. You have tried all the popular ways to limit phone usage, but nothing truly sticks. Solve the problem once and for all: Kill Your Phone Addiction with 4 Settings, 1 Hair Band, and a Post-It Note.
An exercise for you: On a piece of paper or a digital tool, make three columns. On the first column, write a list of the things you love/appreciate about your smartphone use. On the second column, write a list of things you donât like about your smartphone use. On the third column, write ideas for changing the things you donât like about your smartphone use. Why? Itâs important to be consciously aware of our relationship with a tool that requires a lot of our time and attention on a daily basis.
Thatâs all for this week!
Thank you for reading, and please share with anyone you think may benefit.
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Until next time,
Mehret