Update: Tried leaving my phone in the car during my lunch break

I always got annoyed with myself scrolling through Instagram for 30 minutes and then feeling groggy. On Friday I left my phone locked in the glovebox, sat on a bench by the post office loading dock, and just watched people. Ended up actually feeling relaxed for the first time in weeks. Has anyone else tried something like this?

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michael_coleman1020d agoTop Commenter

Does it feel weird at first not having it?

josepha3220d ago

Man I just stuck mine in the center console of my car the first week or so... that way it was still there if I needed it but out of sight so I wouldn't keep grabbing for it. After a few days the phantom pocket pats stopped and I just left it there for good. The thing that really helped was keeping my phone in my other pocket so that hand had something to do when I was sitting down. It tricks your brain into not noticing the empty space as much. By week two I had to really think about where I even put it last.

derek_perez20d ago

lol yeah it's weird in such a specific way nobody talks about. @michael_coleman10 the first time you reach over to grab it from the passenger seat or whatever spot you always left it and your hand just hits air, that's a weird moment. or when you're sitting down and you instinctively pat your pocket where you used to keep it and there's nothing there. it's like missing a phantom limb in slow motion for like a week. but then your brain just rewires and you stop even thinking about it.