Back when we lived without phones, we used to read instruction labels on all and any household cleaning products that were stored in the bathroom. I bet there too was some obscure newspaper column that advised against that. Yet, lo and behold, we survived!
Don't use your phone while you poop
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#102Back when we lived without phones, we used to read instruction labels on all and any household cleaning products that were stored in the bathroom. I bet there too was some obscure newspaper column that advised against that. Yet, lo and behold, we survived!
Don’t forget the SEARS catalogue
Or National Geographic if you got sick of the Sears bra section
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#103This article has clearly forgotten the past.
People would read magazines, newspapers, nearby bottles of things, etc.
The phone part is irrelevant.
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#104How else will I read HN?
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#105If pooping is the only time you spend away from your phone, you're not spending enough time away from your phone.
Right. I actually do the inverse of the OP's advice. As much as possible, pooping is the ONLY time I use the phone.
If the only time you budget for mindfulness is a couple minutes on the toilet, you're doing it wrong.
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#106> there's probably microscopic fecal particles on every surface in there. And there's no way your phone is making it out unscathed.
Precisely the reason I stopped using phone in the toilet.
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#107If pooping is the only time you spend away from your phone, you're not spending enough time away from your phone.
The reason we have declining birth rates is phones. It's not the economy. People have overwhelmingly been historically poor. Our ancestors ate rotting and festering meat and they had plenty of kids. Your great great grandparents went through some shit. HN community demographics are the exception to the rule. The problem is every man and woman is sucked into a phone. They're never bored. There's no need to plan for lo…
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#108Bathroom readers are a staple here.
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#109Back when we lived without phones, we used to read instruction labels on all and any household cleaning products that were stored in the bathroom. I bet there too was some obscure newspaper column that advised against that. Yet, lo and behold, we survived!
> Back when we lived without phones, we used to read instruction labels on all and any household cleaning products that were stored in the bathroom. Wow, I forgot that I used to do this! And I'd puzzle over whether any ozone was left with all the CFCs being emitted. But yes, the OP is very edgy take that totally ignores the existence of book/magazine baskets next to toilets. It's a huge plot point in Breaking Bad, fo…
I've searched out this clip various times, gonna watch it again. Easily one of the best movie / TV moments since the advent of film.
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#110This article has clearly forgotten the past. People would read magazines, newspapers, nearby bottles of things, etc. The phone part is irrelevant.
Ah, yes, the engagement-maximizing shampoo bottle ingredient list