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If turning your phone off may be
out of the question because you have kids
or due to other circumstances, there is a
solution. Use “do not disturb” app. These
apps turn off all notifications and calls
but allow you to set phone numbers that
are not blocked. Let people know that
they can reach you in case of an
emergency but if it can wait, they should
wait after your “no phone” period to
contact you.
German
car
manufacturer
Volkswagen signed an agreement with its
employees which stipulates that once they
are done for the day, employees can
switch theirs phones off. This allows
employees of this company to actually
relax after work and forget about it. This
significantly improved productivity as
people are able to actually get real rest.
This is why this policy has been employed
by a number of other companies.
You may have not noticed it before
but constant connectivity is a huge source
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