Iphone kills concentration

"My wife Mary declared, with some intensity, that iphones should be banned"

Whilst I was preparing this my phone rang. Without thinking I glanced at the screen to see who was calling. It happened to be someone I wanted to talk to and so I duly answered the phone. Trying hard to concentrate again after the conversation brought it home to me again that getting constantly distracted is a challenge to creative thinking.

While on a day off at the beginning of the year my wife Mary declared, with some intensity, that iphones should be banned. The ability to receive emails, read blogs or Twitter tweets, at anytime and anywhere means that if you did not turn it off you can be constantly bombarded with information and potential distractions. Not helpful for any type of concentration especially when on a day off with your wife.

“Solitude, being alone with your thoughts,” is a vital component to creative thinking. For an external processor like myself that can be a major challenge, even without all the distractions of modern technology. Getting in the bad habit of spending only short spurts of time on the big ideas is a massive hindrance to achieving creative and well thought through plans.

Iphone kills concentration

Whilst I was preparing this my phone rang. Without thinking I glanced at the screen to see who was calling. It happened to be someone I wanted to talk to and so I duly answered the phone. Trying hard to concentrate again after the conversation brought it home to me again that getting constantly distracted is a challenge to creative thinking.