Your Weekly Challenge:

REMINDER: You don’t have to do the challenge! See it as an idea on how to spend your week more productively.

Think of a time in your day where you use your phone the most, and come up with a very small step to start reducing the time spent there less. If you fail doing that step, commit to immediately reflecting(by writing on paper or something similar) for 2 minutes on what made you fail.

Your Weekly Inspirational Story:

“ Last week, My iPhone X showed that my average weekly screen-time was edging towards 25 hours.

A bit of Facebook here, some Instagram there, a few hours of YouTube and about 3 messaging apps —

I had no idea that I was spending that much time every week, staring at the small slab of glass that seemed to be glued to my hand, almost oblivious to the world around me.

[…]

So I went looking for a more permanent solution.

For me, the iPhone is clearly an enabler when it comes to jumping on these apps, so I figured that by taking the phone out of the equation — getting back on social media would be a lot harder.

So I bought a new Nokia 2720 4G flip phone.

[…]

Am I “missing” a few things? Sure! The ability to quickly reply to messages or emails with the “dumb” keyboard. Or using things like AirDrop or even using basic copy/paste.

But after a week of using this phone, I find myself spending more dedicated time on my Macbook Pro to do actual work. And being in the moment when I’m away from my desk.

I talk more with the kids when we’re out getting breakfast somewhere,

I feel less anxious about client emails or messages that used to infiltrate my life 24/7 when a notification came in on my phone.

[…]

All this took me was $100 and some willpower,

and I feel like I should have done this years ago, before my smartphone hi-jacked my attention, time and in a way — my relationships.”

Source: https://community.thriveglobal.com/how-i-overcame-my-smartphone-addiction-without-completely-disconnecting-myself-from-the-world/

!!!- I advise you to write the answers down on paper, as they help you figure out stuff about yourself, which you might find useful later on!

Reflective-thinking question:

• Could you think of any other solutions to the writer’s problem?

Critical-thinking questions:

• Are you willing to go as far as the writer to get rid of your phone?

Your Weekly ‘Food For Thought’ question

If you could only do 3 things with your phone, what would they be?

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