Hari Locks His Phone in a Timed Safe Four Hours Daily
Johann Hari · HIBT Lab! Stolen Focus: Johann Hari · May 19, 2022 · at 13:54
Author Johann Hari outlines personal defense habits he implements to protect attention from smartphone distractions.
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“I use that four hours a day. I will not sit down and watch a film with my partner unless we both imprison our phones. When my friends come around for dinner, everyone's got to put their phone in the phone jail, right?”
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