David Pierce

One thing I did a long time ago is I bought a really long USB cable, like a 10-foot long USB cable. And I said to myself, when I am home, my phone is going to be plugged into this USB cable no matter what. And it's going to sit next to a comfy chair. And if I want to use my phone, I have to go sit in the phone chair and use my phone.

One thing I did a long time ago is I bought a really long USB cable, like a 10-foot long USB cable. And I said to myself, when I am home, my phone is going to be plugged into this USB cable no matter what. And it's going to sit next to a comfy chair. And if I want to use my phone, I have to go sit in the phone chair and use my phone.

I made my phone a landline. Yeah, literally. And it feels stupid. And there's a certain amount of discipline in it that is just like, I know I could unplug it if I want to. And I have many times. But there is something to just the fact that if I'm sitting here and my phone is over there, That little bit of change helps.

I made my phone a landline. Yeah, literally. And it feels stupid. And there's a certain amount of discipline in it that is just like, I know I could unplug it if I want to. And I have many times. But there is something to just the fact that if I'm sitting here and my phone is over there, That little bit of change helps.

I made my phone a landline. Yeah, literally. And it feels stupid. And there's a certain amount of discipline in it that is just like, I know I could unplug it if I want to. And I have many times. But there is something to just the fact that if I'm sitting here and my phone is over there, That little bit of change helps.

Like there was this study a bunch of years ago that found basically that proximity to your phone gives you a relationship to your phone. They did a test where basically it turned out that if you were in a room taking a test and your phone was really far away, you did better than if you were sitting in the same room taking the same test and your phone was in a bag on the other side of the room.

Like there was this study a bunch of years ago that found basically that proximity to your phone gives you a relationship to your phone. They did a test where basically it turned out that if you were in a room taking a test and your phone was really far away, you did better than if you were sitting in the same room taking the same test and your phone was in a bag on the other side of the room.

Like there was this study a bunch of years ago that found basically that proximity to your phone gives you a relationship to your phone. They did a test where basically it turned out that if you were in a room taking a test and your phone was really far away, you did better than if you were sitting in the same room taking the same test and your phone was in a bag on the other side of the room.

And you did even better still than if your phone was right next to you. Not even looking at your phone, just if it's nearby, there is this like latent awareness that we have of these devices and this pull that they have on us that is like physical. No, totally.

And you did even better still than if your phone was right next to you. Not even looking at your phone, just if it's nearby, there is this like latent awareness that we have of these devices and this pull that they have on us that is like physical. No, totally.

And you did even better still than if your phone was right next to you. Not even looking at your phone, just if it's nearby, there is this like latent awareness that we have of these devices and this pull that they have on us that is like physical. No, totally.

Charge your phone somewhere other than your bedroom, right? Like just make it so that it's not the last thing you see at night and the first thing you see in the morning. And... I found that actually mostly pretty easy to pull off. I am upstairs and my phone charges downstairs. And do I instinctively reach for it every single morning when I wake up? Yeah.

Charge your phone somewhere other than your bedroom, right? Like just make it so that it's not the last thing you see at night and the first thing you see in the morning. And... I found that actually mostly pretty easy to pull off. I am upstairs and my phone charges downstairs. And do I instinctively reach for it every single morning when I wake up? Yeah.

Charge your phone somewhere other than your bedroom, right? Like just make it so that it's not the last thing you see at night and the first thing you see in the morning. And... I found that actually mostly pretty easy to pull off. I am upstairs and my phone charges downstairs. And do I instinctively reach for it every single morning when I wake up? Yeah.

And is it slightly disappointing that it's not there? Yeah, it is. But it's also nice. And instead, if I have a few minutes to lie in bed, I read a book. And I think that's better.

And is it slightly disappointing that it's not there? Yeah, it is. But it's also nice. And instead, if I have a few minutes to lie in bed, I read a book. And I think that's better.

And is it slightly disappointing that it's not there? Yeah, it is. But it's also nice. And instead, if I have a few minutes to lie in bed, I read a book. And I think that's better.

I am a slightly unusual case in that I have a two-year-old who... That is your alarm clock? He is my alarm clock. He is not interested in allowing me to sleep past, like, 6.30 in the morning. So, that solves that problem for me. But there is a certain amount of, like, I had to dig out a Kindle and put it next to my bed so that I have something to read. And... You can buy alarm clocks.

I am a slightly unusual case in that I have a two-year-old who... That is your alarm clock? He is my alarm clock. He is not interested in allowing me to sleep past, like, 6.30 in the morning. So, that solves that problem for me. But there is a certain amount of, like, I had to dig out a Kindle and put it next to my bed so that I have something to read. And... You can buy alarm clocks.

I am a slightly unusual case in that I have a two-year-old who... That is your alarm clock? He is my alarm clock. He is not interested in allowing me to sleep past, like, 6.30 in the morning. So, that solves that problem for me. But there is a certain amount of, like, I had to dig out a Kindle and put it next to my bed so that I have something to read. And... You can buy alarm clocks.