I Checked My Email Three Times in One Hour and Found Nothing

Three times. Twelve checks. Nothing urgent. Not one thing that needed my attention in that hour.

I did not need to check. I checked because it was there. Because the phone was in my hand. Because the notification badge had trained me to look.

I started keeping my phone in another room for the first hour of work. Not because I am disciplined. Because the phone is a button that opens a door to a room I do not need to be in.

What are you checking repeatedly that has nothing for you? And what would happen if you checked half as often?