e live in a world where our devices seem to have complete and utter control over us. They interrupt us at dinner, relaxing and spending time with our family and friends. According to research firm dscout, the average user touches their phone 2,617 times a day, while last year Apple revealed that iPhone users unlock their phone around 80 times every 24 hours.
Ryan Holiday. in his book Stillness Is the Key, explains that all great leaders, thinkers, artists, athletes, and visionaries share one indelible quality; to avoid distraction and discover great insights. To achieve happiness and do the right thing. Ryan Holiday calls it stillness; to be steady while the world spins around you.
Achieving stillness is not a recent problem, it is a perennial experience of the human experience. However, our phones that deliver 24/7 news, email and social media are not conducive to achieving stillness. Jory MacKay has four ways to tame your phone and remain productive.
It is easy to blame our phones as the source of all our distractions and unhappiness. But the truth is that they are useful tools that help increase our productivity, giving us the flexibility to work when and how we want to, and capture creative ideas quickly and in the moment.
I can’t say I follow all these rules, but I am developing a healthier relationship with my phone.
Do you have any tips you use to get the most out of your phone?