You’ve done a brilliant job capturing one of the problems with phones! I’m actually drafting up my next experiment which has a bit around the difference between the activity itself vs how we approach it and how that translates to how enjoyable we perceive it. This has given me a few additional ideas!
Great article again - read this and wrote comments yesterday but apparently didn't post it. 🙃 I like The "Boredom Line" concept and the league table -putting Chappell Roan, a B&Q paint aisle, and listening to a spouse's work day in the same spectrum.
I don't have kids but 100% appreciate this has to be true - "perform presence" with kids while feeling the pull of the phone - uncomfortable truth a lot of people wouldn't probably admit - lol - I admit it and I don't even have them 🤣. Have you found that doing your hour or two of daily phone-free "nothingness" makes moments with your family/kids easier to sink into, or do you still find yourself having to actively fight the urge to check out? Also I've been meaning to ask - you may have already explored this and I missed it - what's the thinking on - some usage being worse than others - or it is all the same? like reading an e-book, an educational podcast, social media, etc etc - are some worse than others in terms of just general usage not content - (ie. of course insta is worse than an educational podcast)
Sorry to come to this late. The reason is that your questions are so good that I wanted to give them the time they deserve. And I am a slow thinker. And still thinking about them.
Can I predict that Chappell Roan is only above the boredom line when accompanied by scrolling? (That’s the only way I can listen to music these days. And I LOVE music!)
Thank you for reading! Really glad you enjoyed it.
Short version - I became a big fan of Chappell Roan, largely because my daughter listened to her a lot. (Although she would stress she has since moved on).
Long version - My own Boredom Line has become ferociously complex. That is the subject of the next few posts (terrible pitch there: “stay tuned for more boredom”).
I use mone to read Bible Basic instructions before leaving earth i mean it's the least we could do it reads it to us and give clear direction for us all to love the Lord Jesus with all our hearts mind and soul.
This is what I experienced when I went tech free for those 2.5 years. Mundane things began to feel extremely exciting. That is what I am attempting to get back to.
I have had my phone on grey scale for the last 3 weeks and I had to turn it on the other day for a moment and it blew me away how captivating the color was. I know that sounds silly, but the smart phone has all these stacking effects that coalesce together to pull you back in, thus dulling your excitement for the ordinary.
You’ve done a brilliant job capturing one of the problems with phones! I’m actually drafting up my next experiment which has a bit around the difference between the activity itself vs how we approach it and how that translates to how enjoyable we perceive it. This has given me a few additional ideas!
Thank you!
And really looking forward to reading!
Great article again - read this and wrote comments yesterday but apparently didn't post it. 🙃 I like The "Boredom Line" concept and the league table -putting Chappell Roan, a B&Q paint aisle, and listening to a spouse's work day in the same spectrum.
I don't have kids but 100% appreciate this has to be true - "perform presence" with kids while feeling the pull of the phone - uncomfortable truth a lot of people wouldn't probably admit - lol - I admit it and I don't even have them 🤣. Have you found that doing your hour or two of daily phone-free "nothingness" makes moments with your family/kids easier to sink into, or do you still find yourself having to actively fight the urge to check out? Also I've been meaning to ask - you may have already explored this and I missed it - what's the thinking on - some usage being worse than others - or it is all the same? like reading an e-book, an educational podcast, social media, etc etc - are some worse than others in terms of just general usage not content - (ie. of course insta is worse than an educational podcast)
Thank you for reading! Really kind.
Sorry to come to this late. The reason is that your questions are so good that I wanted to give them the time they deserve. And I am a slow thinker. And still thinking about them.
Great article again! I NEED to know if Chappell Roan is above or below the line! Please say she’s above the line… 🙏🏻
Tease!
Can I predict that Chappell Roan is only above the boredom line when accompanied by scrolling? (That’s the only way I can listen to music these days. And I LOVE music!)
Thank you for reading! Really glad you enjoyed it.
Short version - I became a big fan of Chappell Roan, largely because my daughter listened to her a lot. (Although she would stress she has since moved on).
Long version - My own Boredom Line has become ferociously complex. That is the subject of the next few posts (terrible pitch there: “stay tuned for more boredom”).
I use mone to read Bible Basic instructions before leaving earth i mean it's the least we could do it reads it to us and give clear direction for us all to love the Lord Jesus with all our hearts mind and soul.
This article absolutely nails it.
This is what I experienced when I went tech free for those 2.5 years. Mundane things began to feel extremely exciting. That is what I am attempting to get back to.
I have had my phone on grey scale for the last 3 weeks and I had to turn it on the other day for a moment and it blew me away how captivating the color was. I know that sounds silly, but the smart phone has all these stacking effects that coalesce together to pull you back in, thus dulling your excitement for the ordinary.
Raising The Boredom Line.
Fantastic article as always.