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1. yipinwong · 1789921754 · focus · HN ↗

   For me it's not the phone that's stopping me from reading books but my computer, on which I play games, and browse, and do private stuff.

   Where I live, electricity price is so ridiculous, I leave my PC off for 3 to 5 hours a day.

   You get bored after 5 minutes. This is the best time to open your book and read.

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   Same idea applies for the phone. Just leave it off.

   1. wbobeirne · 1789922045 · focus · HN ↗

      It's difficult to turn your phone off if you have a spouse or children or other dependents who you can't drop communication with for hours at a time. But it's helpful to strip it down to the essentials so it doesn't double as an entertainment device.

      1. yipinwong · 1789923863 · focus · HN ↗

         You are focusing on things that never happened or never will happen.

         Phone is not the only communication you need for your kids or spouse.

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