![]() It’s gotten so bad that researchers have found that even a silent phone near you causes increased anxiety, stress, and disruption to your focus. But because we’ve built habits that tell us to do it on our own. We check our phones not just because something told us to. Unfortunately, that doesn’t work either.Īccording to Nir Eyal, author of Hooked: How to make habit-forming products, apps and tools on your phone have become so good at forming habits that they don’t even need notifications to steal your attention. The easy answer is to say you’re going to turn off all notifications. This kind of variable reward system is how we learn and build habits and it’s pretty much impossible to ignore. Your brain doesn’t know whether it’s going to get an Instagram like, a new Twitter follower, a text from an old friend, or a spam email. You see, every time you get a notification from your phone it’s like pulling on a slot machine. And every time you look at your phone and see a little red dot next to an app or feel it buzz in your pocket, it sends a signal your brain just can’t ignore. But it’s not entirely your fault that you can’t leave it alone.Īs humans, we’re driven to seek rewards of all sorts. You probably know you should be looking at your phone less often. So with our phones so firmly ingrained in our day-to-day, the question becomes: Can we still be productive, even with our devices around us 24/7? It’s not how much you use your phone that’s a problem. ![]() But you’re also always on and available for stress-inducing Slack messages, aggravating emails, and a constant stream of busy work. You might be always on and available for important messages. Instead of supporting us with the work we need to do, our phones become beacons for interruptions. ![]() Our lives-both personally and professionally-have become so controlled by the flow of communication that even a few minutes without our phones within reach has been shown to cause anxiety, physical signs of stress, and even depression in some users.īut despite their misgivings, our phones are also incredible tools for productivity, when used properly.
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