Submitted by Rona_Gura on

My New Year's Resolution

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 During this time of the year a lot of people talk about or write about their resolutions. Anyone who knows me knows that every year I make the same resolution, I’m going to watch my weight. This year I gave a lot of thought to my resolution and what propensities of mine I really wanted to work on changing. I came up with two.

 

 First, I resolved to try to watch my language, that being, to control my cursing. That lasted until I was back in my office on January 2, 2020. By 11:00 a.m. I had cursed three times.

 

 I have been much more successful at my second resolution. I resolved to spend less time on my cell phone. I have tried to put the cell phone away in a cabinet when I get home at night and take it out again in the morning. Additionally, before a meal, I also have been putting my cell phone away, only to be taken out after the meal is concluded.

 

 I feel so much less stress and anxiety while at home or eating if I’m not looking at my cell phone. And, so far, I have found that I haven’t missed anything that could not have waited to the next day.

 

 Can you put your cell phone away?

 

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Corey Bearak

I respect your choice(s).

My iPhone (and iPad) serve purposes beyond email, messaging and calls. So perhaps the use applies more to this discussion.

I read newspapers and magazines online. Can I carve out an exemption there?

Depending where I am, I use either device as a TV (or radio); that allows me not to take meals at my desk.

Either mobile device allows work options away from my desk.

And of course, I can stream music or listen to a podcast using either mobile device.

I blogged about how I enjoy more freedom via my mobile devices.

So.....

Victoria Drogin

I recently started getting noticed on my phone about how much screen time a week I’m spending! Hello nanny-tech!!!
Rona Gura

I still use my iPad to read the news or read a book. But, it's a new iPad and I have not yet downloaded my work email onto it. We're going to Europe in February. So I assume that will change then.
Rona Gura

Isn't that weird? And I've also gotten notifications from Yahoo on my phone that I haven't checked my in box.
Daniel Schwartz

It is getting harder and harder to keep away form the phone. It is just too easy to escape with it. But then you really never are free (I differ in opinion to Corey on this).
Corey Bearak

Those options and records do not necessarily prove accurate. When my iPhone and iPads are connected to power I sometimes leave them open to either messages or mail or play the radio while doing other work. I have this preference for multiple windows, even when at the Mac connected to an external monitor.

Submitted by MarilynGenoa on Mon, 01/13/2020 - 04:20

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Marilyn Genoa

This past Saturday was a bit hectic and I decided that to take the evening off from my phone---too much to do. I had a meeting on Sunday morning and gratefully when I woke up decided to double check time----in doing a search for the person's name in email I saw that on Saturday evening she emailed to say she was under the weather and had to postpone. I could have slept in!!
Rona Gura

That's an issue I should be thinking about.
Nancy Schess

I wish I had your determination on this one. Definitely a struggle.

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