The 2nd Mile Podcast

Outsmarting Your Smartphone

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The iPhone recently celebrated its 10th birthday. Let's just imagine that your usage was on the lower end of what some of the reports are giving us. Let's say that you are on your phone "only" 90 minutes a day. You know what that would equal to over the last 10 years?

  • 328,500 minutes
  • 5,475 hours
  • 228 days (62% of 1 year)
    • Over the last 10 years, you would have spent 228 days with your eyes on a smartphone. And those are days you can never get back.

    Are you missing out on opportunities to travel the 2nd mile because your gaze is on your smartphone?

    The Robbing

    Of what is your smartphone robbing you? Here is a list to consider:

    1. We lose time to spend with God.
    2. We miss opportunities to engage with our loved ones.
    3. We settle for pseudo-community.
    4. We are training ourselves for constant distractions.
    5. We become addicted to social media affirmation.
    6. We are bombarded with too much information.
    7. We reduce our chance of going deep in anything.
      8. The Reversal
      1. Set a goal for the time you will spend on your smartphone.
      2. Plug up your phone once you get home.
      3. Resist the urge to check your phone while in conversation with others.
      4. Install apps for limiting your time on certain apps.
      5. Reduce the notifications that clamor for your attention.
      6. Resist the urge to engage in every social media platform.
      7. Outsmart your smartphone by making it help you focus on worthwhile pursuits.
        8. ...more
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        The 2nd Mile PodcastBy Travis Agnew
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