THE BREAKUP WITH SMARTPHONE

CREATE YOUR FIRST SPEED BUMP

One of the most effective ways to regain control over our phones is to build speed bumps: small obstacles that force us to slow down. By creating a pause between our impulses and our actions, speed bumps give us the chance to change course if we decide we want to take a different route.
We’ll be experimenting with a lot of mental and physical speed bumps over the course of our breakup. The first is an exercise that I call WWW, which is short for What For, Why Now, and What Else. (You might want to consider putting “WWW” on your lock screen as a reminder.)

WWW: WHAT FOR, WHY NOW, AND WHAT ELSE

Any time you notice that you are about to reach for your phone, take a second to ask yourself:
What For? What are you picking up your phone to do? (For example, to check your email, browse Amazon, order dinner, kill time, and so on.)
Why Now? Why are you picking up your phone now instead of later? The reason might be practical (I want to take a photo), situational (I’m in the elevator), or emotional (I want a distraction).
What Else? What else could you do right now besides checking your phone? If you do your Ws, and then decide that you really do want to use your phone right now, that’s totally fine.

The point is simply to give yourself a chance to explore your options for that particular moment so that if and when you turn your attention to your phone, it’s the result of a conscious decision.
Identifying your goal ahead of time also prevents an impulse to share a photo on social media from devolving into another thirty minutes spent absentmindedly scrolling through your feed.

Thanks for reading, As Always,
ANKURJIT KALITA

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