That is exactly the mentality that allowed me to scrape back my concentration and productivity.
If I am to open my phone it has to be with intent. I need to be achieving something.
The idle twiddling of thumbs waiting for something to react to is what becomes a bad habbit, and drives the need to constantly check your phone even though nothing is happening on it.
That probably sounds really dry, but the real benefit of ditching the phone habit was to gain back the ability to fully engage in games, movies, conversation, and even playing instruments. I was finding the short lived reward cycle was invading everything I did,to the point where I couldn't even sit down and learn a 2 minute song.
Couldn't agree more. It's like we are constantly driven by these little shocks that makes us forget the only reality, the present moment. As you say, taking the phone off and escaping from it allows us to become a bit more grounded and fully engage in the present moment. Hopefully those stretches of time get longer, but it is a lifetime journey
If I am to open my phone it has to be with intent. I need to be achieving something.
The idle twiddling of thumbs waiting for something to react to is what becomes a bad habbit, and drives the need to constantly check your phone even though nothing is happening on it.