What is your initial instinct? 

  • You are at a red light; what do you do with your extra sixty seconds? 
  • You are finishing a dinner conversation; what do you do next? 
  • You are waiting in line at a grocery store; what do you grab to pass the time? 

You guessed it, your phone. 

Why do we always feel the need to check it? 

According to a 2019 study by Asurion, adults check their smartphones 96 times per day or once every eleven minutes. The same company did a follow-up study and discovered that checking smartphones has increased to 352 times daily or once every three minutes. 

WTF? What exactly are we doing to ourselves? Our attention span is shortening and is like that of a squirrel. Sometimes, I’ll walk upstairs to get something, get distracted, and forget why I went upstairs in the first place. Can you relate to that? 

This constant connection keeps us in a constant state of hurry. 

We need space (be still and do nothing) but fail to realize the importance of it. 

Space helps us 

  • Slow down and organize our thoughts 
  • Strengthens our concentration 
  • Increases our willpower 

And to acquire space, we must cultivate the discipline of not checking out the phone every 3 minutes. 

by Eric Papp

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