Too much screen time isn’t healthy. We all know this, but it’s a hard habit to break. One easy thing to change? Stop using your phone to measure time.
You’ve probably heard the tip of using an old-school alarm clock to start the day without a screen. That’s what Charlie Kirkham, this week’s featured guest, does.
But she also takes it one step further: she uses a sand hourglass timer to track her work blocks.
“Physically monitoring time is a great way to stay focused, to enjoy the flow of the day and to notice how time moves fast or slow depending on how we feel,” says Charlie. “On high-energy days, the sand moves quickly, and I look at an empty hourglass before I know it. On low-energy days, every grain seems to drop in slow motion.”
Keeping your timer screen-free has a practical benefit: research shows phone notifications can disrupt our attention, even when we don’t pick up the device. Using a separate timer gives you one less reason to reach for your phone—and makes it easier to leave it on silent and out of reach. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
