Re:Attention Is a Proof of Love
by jlundberg on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @06:38AM
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In this world full of smartphones, this feels especially true: towards your kids or loved one.
The best tricks I know of are:
- Place your phone some place other than your pocket.
- And use it exclusively there: at a place where it is more directly obvious to tour sourroundings that you are occupied. Such as in a separate room or a specific corner less within sight from where the kids are playing.
- Get an Apple Watch or other device that only steal your attention for a brief moment. This will give you the comfort of knowing what’s going on, such as a colleague in need of assistance, without the lure or acting upon it at the cost of losing attention on what’s in front of you.
The best tricks I know of are:
- Place your phone some place other than your pocket.
- And use it exclusively there: at a place where it is more directly obvious to tour sourroundings that you are occupied. Such as in a separate room or a specific corner less within sight from where the kids are playing.
- Get an Apple Watch or other device that only steal your attention for a brief moment. This will give you the comfort of knowing what’s going on, such as a colleague in need of assistance, without the lure or acting upon it at the cost of losing attention on what’s in front of you.