Ah, the phone. That little rectangle most of us have in our pockets. Heck, you might even be reading this blog from your phone right now! Naturally, not everyone has a CELL phone, or even a phone at all. Some of us still have landlines in our homes, and then there are the phones businesses use to put you on hold. But those are the facts.
To me, phones are a tool. Used to call, to text, to plan, and occasionally have fun. For instance, I keep in touch with people who live far away from me with my phone. I check my emails and my calendar. I type out notes and reminders to help me later. And, once everything is done, I can use my phone to watch funny videos, read silly stories, and play a game or two. I'm rather partial to the Looney Tunes RPG myself, you know.
But there was a time in my life when I was much less... practical, with my phone. I would spend almost every waking hour on there doing the fun stuff, and when I wasn't on my phone I was on the computer doing some very similar activities. I saw what I had to get done as tedious, boring. I let it control my life, and in the end it took a serious fail and a mental 180 to make me realize that.
Of course, that doesn't mean your phone is BAD. I learned how to use it practically after some life-adjustment, and you can too. The trick is to reward yourself with fun times on the phone, rather making it your main event. First and foremost your phone is a tool, not your best friend. Save that spot for someone who means a lot to you, not a rectangle made of plastic and motherboards.
Still, a phone doesn't have to be part of your journey to self improvement. Not everyone has similar problems, and mine is oftentimes focus. Using my phone to the fullest involved learning to pace and reward myself instead of just playing with it every second of every day. Using yours to the fullest could involve all sorts of processes, though I don't recommend taking it apart if you still want to use it.
And cell phones are just what we use today. I still see the occasional person with a flip phone, which mostly does calls and limited texts, with little to no access to social media. And, like in the picture above, phones used to all be wired in some way, and/or rotary, which means you had to spin the dial to dial the number you wanted to call. However, I think I'll stick to the cell phone, thanks. It's more... useful.
-Crafty
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