Success
JULY 19, 2021
Your phone, the apps you use and every website you visit are designed to capture and hold your attention. Consider the real reason you check your phone more than 150 times a day on average: It’s a principle called random rewards, and it also explains why people keep pulling a slot machine lever over and over. It’s the world we live in.
On The Job
JANUARY 20, 2016
Are you being held hostage by your phone? A recent article in the Harvard Business Review notes research findings that say Millennials become anxious when not around their smartphones. I know that phones are helpful for a variety of workplace issues, but let's look at when you need to avoid them on the job: When you're unhappy.
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Success
MARCH 19, 2023
You can easily spend 30 minutes browsing emails , answering text messages or watching dog videos on Facebook. Put e-books on your phone. You can always find time to read as long as you have reading material with you—and what better way to do that than through your phone? —Torrey Tayenaka, Sparkhouse 4.
Success
JANUARY 11, 2023
I often find myself pulled in too many directions, reacting to phone calls, email and other stuff that pops up. I used to try and squeeze them in between phone calls, emails and posting on Facebook, but there were days when I’d leave my office without accomplishing anything. Committing my priorities to words focuses me mentally.
Tips From T. Marie
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Set a time to make/take phone calls. Instead of answering the phone whenever it rings consider setting aside an hour or so each day specifically for taking and making phone calls. I’ve written before about how much time can be consumed in your day by a phone call. Create and use an info packet.
Success
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
I switch off my phone and stash it out of sight. How refreshing would it be to press reset on the hours I normally waste mindlessly scrolling through Facebook? Facebook bores me, but I’m itching for it anyway. During the lulls, I’m no longer a member of the pick-up-your-phone-to-fill-the-void club. I want the distraction.
Success
MARCH 29, 2022
Using your phone, tablet or computer in bed. Most of our favorite evening devices—laptops, tablets and mobile phones—emit short-wavelength blue light brightly and right in your face. When you click out of your work because you get an itch to check the news, Facebook, a sport’s score, or what have you, this pulls you out of the flow.
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