Week 3 of the February Phone Breakup Challenge
Let's get your attention span back!
Friends: Welcome to Week 3 of the February Phone Breakup Challenge. I’m so glad you’re here.
As a reminder, The February Phone Breakup Challenge is your opportunity to do the 30-day plan in How to Break Up With Your Phone with other people (and me!).
The challenge officially began in early February, though you can jump in at any time (the archive of previous newsletters is here). The goal isn’t to dump your smartphone; it’s to create a new relationship with your phone that feels good.
This Week’s Theme: Rebuilding Our Attention Spans
The first week of the Phone Breakup Challenge was focused on establishing a baseline and setting goals for yourself. The second week was about setting boundaries.
This week, our goal is to start rebuilding our atrophied attention spans.
Meditate with Dan Harris
Meditation is one of the best ways to do so, and so I asked my friend Dan Harris—meditation expert, former Good Morning America host, host of the 10% Happier podcast—if he’d join me (and you) for a live chat.
I asked Dan some questions about what meditation is and why it’s so helpful for strengthening our attention spans, and then Dan led us in a short, live meditation.
But I don’t wanna meditate!
That’s fine; you don’t have to. (Though I’ll say that many people are initially skeptical about meditation—Dan was, too!—so I encourage you to tune in tomorrow and give it a five-minute go.)
Regardless, here’s another surprisingly effective way to start to rebuild your attention span: