Be More Present With Friends By Telling Them You're On A 'Smartphone Diet'

1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auClaire Lowerhttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/clairelower-usa/Be More Present With Friends By Telling Them You're On A 'Smartphone Diet'rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hWJq6Bg1BW"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/06/be-more-present-with-friends-by-telling-them-youre-on-a-smartphone-diet/">Be More Present With Friends By Telling Them You’re On A ‘Smartphone Diet’</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/06/be-more-present-with-friends-by-telling-them-youre-on-a-smartphone-diet/embed/#?secret=hWJq6Bg1BW" width="600" height="338" title="“Be More Present With Friends By Telling Them You’re On A ‘Smartphone Diet’” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="hWJq6Bg1BW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.lifehacker.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/29/mjzzwwc8bucfatryn959.jpg?quality=75800450Continuously checking your phone while hanging out with people is not only rude, but keeps you from being present with your awesome friends. To break the bad habit, consider enlisting your friends’ help by telling them you’re on a “smartphone diet”.