430 sats \ 2 replies \ @KLT 27 Jan \ on: Have you tried living without a smartphone? ideasfromtheedge
I haven’t technically tried living without a smart phone but since 2017, after reading the book Getting Things Done, as well as Deep Work by Cal Newport, I decided to turn off notifications and it’s been a nice and quiet experience ever since. Other than the Mrs, I have no idea when someone texts me or emails me, so unless someone calls, there’s no pings on my phone.
I don’t see any red notification badges and I find that it helps me focus a lot more on tasks at hand. I also only leave practical apps on my home page. Email, Google Maps, Podcast app, phone calls etc and I’ve deleted IG and FB off my phone and if I decide to check them, I have to do it from the computer.
Great call! I've also disabled notifications and it's a game changer
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Back then, everyone thought I was a mad man! But I had recently became self employed and I thought to myself, why should I complain about money if I’m going to give FB and IG my data and time all day by doom scrolling. I thought to myself that it’s actually a competitive advantage to be able to sit and focus on high priority tasks at hand because if everyone is distracted and focused on social media, that will give me a leg up in my career if I stay focused and get the right things done. It’s paid off and I’m incredibly grateful.
I miss a lot of things that people post but you know, I just work on staying humble and stacking sats.
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