The unopened phone
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Put it on the board and read it out. Nothing to prepare.
Wherever your phone is right now, leave it there. For one minute, notice any pull you feel to check it.
Notice how the urge shows up, perhaps as a movement in your hands or a thought about something you might be missing.
Each time you notice it, name it silently as "the pull" and let it pass without reaching for the phone.
When the minute ends, notice what it was like to feel the pull and not follow it straight away.
That’s the practice.
Listen for Some hands may move towards pockets or bags on their own, which shows how quickly the habit begins.
The skill of digital agency. The empowering act of taking ownership of your digital choices and navigating virtual spaces to align with your values and wellbeing.
What is your relationship with the digital world, and what small step could align your digital choices more closely with your values?
The skill of digital agency
The empowering act of taking ownership of your digital choices and navigating virtual spaces to align with your values and wellbeing.
Try it yourself first
“What You Chose Yourself” takes a few quiet minutes, just for you, before you teach it. Nothing you write in it is saved or sent.
Adapting it
If you have longer
There is a full lesson on this skill, about 40 minutes.
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