Phones and apps reduce your ability to focus even when they don’t distract you

Re:Phones and apps reduce your ability to focus even when th... by tanseydavid on Thursday March 25, 2021 @02:25PM (#26583630)

My personal experience is that the notion "I will go in early today and leave at an appropriately early time," fails to work out as planned 90-95% of the time.

But I really can only blame myself for this.

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Re:Phones and apps reduce your ability to focus even when th... by EvilEy3 on Thursday March 25, 2021 @02:28PM (#26583657)

Pre corona I was arriving at 7~ and leaving at 15. You can definitely do it.

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Re:Phones and apps reduce your ability to focus even when th... by sillyquiet on Thursday March 25, 2021 @03:00PM (#26584026)

Same. This was my schedule too, and maybe I got lucky in my workplace, but after socializing about it, nobody had any problem with the leaving earlier part.

Was easy too, 'can we meet at 4:30' 'Hmm, I come in pretty early, and like to get out the door by 3:30, can we do it earlier?' was a typical exchange.

Also, depending on your office arrangement your team-mates just know you get in early when they always see you in the office when they get in. But, ymmv, I am sure it varies from workplace to workplace.

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Re:Phones and apps reduce your ability to focus even when th... by elwell on Thursday March 25, 2021 @02:59PM (#26584017)

It almost seems easier to pull off if you leave exceptionally early (3pm or earlier). E.g., if you leave at 4:15pm, that doesn't give any reminder that you started early.

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Re:Phones and apps reduce your ability to focus even when th... by wsinks on Thursday March 25, 2021 @06:41PM (#26586545)

You have the discipline to use the 24 hour nomenclature all the time. I applaud you! I had to read this twice, and loved it so much I had to comment

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