the mobile detox manifesto by chant.ly
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The Mobile Detox Manifesto
Time is one of yourscarcest resources
But there is one resourcethat is even scarcer
Impossible to measure,but of such a high value
It’s called attention
You could be in a meeting,but not be present in your thoughts
You could hear your partner talking,but not actually listening
You could be reading a slide,but be thinking about something else
Attention is the ultimatemeasurement of time
But it’s constantly under attack
By something you have chosen tocarry with you everywhere
This something isyour mobile phone
You are constantly bombarded withall kinds of messages and notifications
Your mobile phone has transformed
from being your servantto being your master
Master of yourtime and attention
And while you are constantly jumping back and forthto attend to your master, you’re depleting your mental battery
... and missing out on all themoments happening around you
Studies show that we check our phonesmore than 150 times a day
No wonder our attention spanis barely 140 characters long
And it’s not just your phoneyou’re reacting to
Most of us use the default sounds
So whenever you are in a public placeand hear that familiar sound of a
Facebook, SMS and WhatsApp notification
you instinctively reach out to your phonejust to discover that it wasn’t yours.
We are like Pavlov’s dogs
Reacting to every single soundwe have been conditioned to
Stop this madnessand do something about it
3 simple steps to regaincontrol of your
time and attention
Step #1 Reduce interruptionsStep #2 Choose unique soundsStep #3 Set one sound for each type
Remove all the unnecessary notifications.
Be ruthless!
Remember - it's your time and attentionwe're talking about here.
For those notifications that survived the first waveof wetting - decide if a sound is absolutely necessary?
Step #1 Reduce interruptionsStep #2 Choose unique soundsStep #3 Set one sound for each type
Get sounds that no-one else has and that are
minimalistic and non-intrusive.
Sounds that are pleasant and thatdon't make you drop everything to mute your phone.
Step #1 Reduce interruptionsStep #2 Choose unique soundsStep #3 Set one sound for each type
Have one sound for all messagesdo you really need to know if the message
you just received came via SMS, Facebook or WhatsApp?
Have one sound for all callsdoes it matter if it is Facetime, Viber or Skype?
Step #1 Reduce interruptionsStep #2 Choose unique soundsStep #3 Set one sound for each type
Do it now! Your future “you”will be very grateful
