As my Blog readers know, I am a big fan of Freedom (the reality and the app😁)…
This week I want to share with you a blog from the Freedom app on taking a digital detox.
Why is this so important for business? Because focus, like awesome service, has become a competitive advantage.
I use the Freedom app to block distractions that come in the form of notifications from messaging apps, emails, and the desire to look at the latest news!
What I have not been aware of is how often I pick up my phone. I think if most of us started tracking just the number of times we pick up the phone in a day, we’d be shocked. Even with the Freedom app.
Can you (be honest with yourself 😉):
- Go for a bike ride, to the gym, or for a jog without your phone?
- Go for dinner without your phone (or just leave it in the car)?
- Keep your phone off the dining table when eating?
- Go to an event without your phone?
- Work for 90 minutes with your phone in another room?
Apparently studies how that people unlock their phone on average 96 times a day! 😕Yikes!
What is the cost? Loss of sleep, less depth in your relationships, inability to focus, irritability, neck pain (from looking all the time).
The biggest cost is simply the inability to sustain focus.
Here is a test – can you read, in one sitting, a full chapter of a Classic book, like a novel written by Dostoevsky?
Try it. See how you go.
Here is the link for the full blog:
One last note – did you know that most of the creators of digital content and software in Silicon Valley forbid their children from using smart phones?
Hmmm, I wonder why? Could it be the same reason that Colombian drug lords never use the addictive stuff they sell?
Thanks for reading…