[lukan]

But very widespread.

Do you never check your phone and realize you are now suddenly doing something completely unrelated?

Phones are focus breaking by design. It takes effort, silencing them.

[tracker1]

I live by timers/alarms on my phone... if I don't set an alarm/timer, I'll never break focus for meetings etc.

[teddyh]

> But very widespread.

Yes. Does that invalidate the fact?

> Do you never check your phone and realize you are now suddenly doing something completely unrelated?

How is this relevant? But, no, as it happens, I don’t.

> Phones are focus breaking by design. It takes effort, silencing them.

Maybe your phone. Those who get an addictive phone may get addicted, and it does take effort to break an addiction.