Phone Habits
Phone During Presentation Prep
Build your talk without the interruption loop.
Why This Habit Is Harmful
You sit down to prepare a presentation and the phone pulls you every few minutes, so the deck takes three times as long and the quality suffers. The prep that should be deep thinking becomes fragmented busywork.
How to Break It
- 1Put the phone in a drawer during prep blocks.
- 2Use a 45-minute timer with no checks.
- 3Close all unrelated tabs and apps.
- 4Turn off notifications entirely.
- 5Batch any lookups into one scheduled pause.
Healthier Replacement
When the urge to check arises, write the thought on a note and return to the slide. Your prep will finish faster and better.