the mobile detox manifesto by chant.ly

The Mobile Detox Manifesto

Time is one of yourscarcest resources

But there is one resourcethat is even scarcer

Impossible to measure,but of such a high value

It’s called attention

You could be in a meeting,but not be present in your thoughts

You could hear your partner talking,but not actually listening

You could be reading a slide,but be thinking about something else

Attention is the ultimatemeasurement of time

But it’s constantly under attack

By something you have chosen tocarry with you everywhere

This something isyour mobile phone

You are constantly bombarded withall kinds of messages and notifications

Your mobile phone has transformed

from being your servantto being your master

Master of yourtime and attention

And while you are constantly jumping back and forthto attend to your master, you’re depleting your mental battery

... and missing out on all themoments happening around you

Studies show that we check our phonesmore than 150 times a day

No wonder our attention spanis barely 140 characters long

And it’s not just your phoneyou’re reacting to

Most of us use the default sounds

So whenever you are in a public placeand hear that familiar sound of a

Facebook, SMS and WhatsApp notification

you instinctively reach out to your phonejust to discover that it wasn’t yours.

We are like Pavlov’s dogs

Reacting to every single soundwe have been conditioned to

Stop this madnessand do something about it

3 simple steps to regaincontrol of your

time and attention

Step #1 Reduce interruptionsStep #2 Choose unique soundsStep #3 Set one sound for each type

Remove all the unnecessary notifications.

Be ruthless!

Remember - it's your time and attentionwe're talking about here.

For those notifications that survived the first waveof wetting - decide if a sound is absolutely necessary?

Step #1 Reduce interruptionsStep #2 Choose unique soundsStep #3 Set one sound for each type

Get sounds that no-one else has and that are

minimalistic and non-intrusive.

Sounds that are pleasant and thatdon't make you drop everything to mute your phone.

Step #1 Reduce interruptionsStep #2 Choose unique soundsStep #3 Set one sound for each type

Have one sound for all messagesdo you really need to know if the message

you just received came via SMS, Facebook or WhatsApp?

Have one sound for all callsdoes it matter if it is Facetime, Viber or Skype?

Step #1 Reduce interruptionsStep #2 Choose unique soundsStep #3 Set one sound for each type

Do it now! Your future “you”will be very grateful

Thank you for your attention

Imants & Alessandro

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