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by sleepinseattle 2672 days ago
I got a cellular Apple Watch and leave my iPhone at home. Productivity at work went through the roof, and meetings aren’t as painful anymore because I have no choice but to pay attention and participate.

It does all the smart phone essentials, including maps and Uber and two-factor auth, but the tiny screen staves off the addiction.

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I got the non-cellular watch a while back and have found it pretty good at avoiding the “hey here’s a text message, but why don’t I also check the news” loop. I think I made a mistake in getting the non-cellular version as I still am compelled to get out the phone and thus risk distraction when I want to respond to a longer text message.
Watches are the worst, I find people with them look at them far more than phones. Its like they think it's not distracting for them to look down 15 times in a 10 minute conversation.