Smartphones have changed the way we live our lives, behave with each other and even spend our time. They make sure that we never have a dull moment. What started as a way of communicating with people has outgrown its original utility way beyond measure.
Your phone wakes you up and is with you throughout the day. How you interact with your phone significantly impacts almost all areas of your life.
I am generally a 1-0 kind of a person. I am either into something fully or not into it all. For me, behavior modification meant shutting off phones completely. I tried that method, and it didn’t work out. Hence, I created a 5 step process to optimize my phone usage, and it has helped me get better with my phone.
I have outlined it step by step over here. You can modify it to suit your behavior and usage pattern. Yes, you still have to do the hard work and heavy lifting, but this article should help you identify areas to focus on.
Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen
This Guardian article provides a comprehensive overview of what’s happening to our attention and our ability to focus. It is easy to blame technology for our diminishing attention spans (Guilty myself). However, we know that technology just makes it easy for us to engage in distracting behavior. It is just a piece of the puzzle.
What we eat, who we talk to, what stories we tell ourselves, our exercise routine, etc., play a significant role in shaping our attention and focus. You can’t change one without changing the other.
You also can’t sustain any improvement without making some deep-rooted changes. This article goes into the details of this. A fascinating Sunday read.
That’s it for today. Have a focused week ahead. See you next Sunday.