Excessive phone use linked to problems with productivity, relationships, health

Re:Excessive phone use linked to problems with productivity,... by pjot on Sunday August 09, 2020 @08:02AM (#24099019)

I almost entirely read books from my phone now - the ability to search through notes and highlighted passages is just too good.

I’d argue that’s it’s not the phone per se, but the presented media that’s most damaging.

For me at least, dropping all social media was a game changer. No longer being force-fed content or having an app explicitly vying for my attention feels really refreshing - I choose where my attention goes.

I’ve noticed colleagues that receive Slack notifications for every. single. message.

I can’t comprehend how they’re able to continue to use a computer.

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Re:Excessive phone use linked to problems with productivity,... by martinaoe2 on Sunday August 09, 2020 @01:35PM (#24101237)

How are you reading books on your phone? I find the screen narrow and scrolling difficult.

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Re:Excessive phone use linked to problems with productivity,... by pjot on Sunday August 09, 2020 @04:14PM (#24102499)

I use the “Books” app that comes with iPhone. All books are downloaded in .ePub format (.mobi if on Kindle I believe).

epubs enable full text search, highlighting, bookmarking, ToC, automatic annotations, and dynamic scaling of page-numbers respective to font size.

As for turning pages, I really prefer the continuous scroll as opposed to the sideswipe. Maybe try that?

Reading a pdf can be a pain in the ass though, especially if it’s multi-columned. Although I gripe about that even with a monitor. My preference is to print in that case.

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Re:Excessive phone use linked to problems with productivity,... by nottorp on Sunday August 09, 2020 @02:24PM (#24101697)

It’s not as comfortable as a tablet or e reader by far, but it’s good for random downtime that you can’t predict if you ask me.

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Re:Excessive phone use linked to problems with productivity,... by smichel17 on Sunday August 09, 2020 @10:47AM (#24099954)

*almost all social media. We're still here on HN, after all

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Re:Excessive phone use linked to problems with productivity,... by pjot on Sunday August 09, 2020 @04:27PM (#24102589)

My point is more that I decide when to participate - and that I’m not beckoned by a “red dot”, a “ding”, or another other sort of notification.

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Re:Excessive phone use linked to problems with productivity,... by smichel17 on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:49PM (#24147715)

Fair, and I agree. I've actually added notifications for myself via http://hnreplies.com/, but the reason is to reduce my impulse to log in and scan my comments for replies; I filter notification emails into a dedicated folder that I can check when I want — no interruptions.

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