You can do more business faster if you tweak your phones and organize them properly.
1 Create a better tool box
According to Computer World's contributing editor JR Raphael, the first step is organizing the home screen. Think of it as a tool box. Put the tools you actually use every day on the first panel. Everything else goes to other screens.
2 End distractions
If you are prone to mindless web browsing, try Firefox Focus. Focus is meant to be used to look up one thing, not tap, go to Instagram, tap again to Facebook while 30 minutes slip away. According to Better Human, Focus does not keep history, does not remember passwords and does not keep you logged in. You are in and out.
3 Limit touches
Notifications are a time waster. Most experts recommend turning off notifications for an hour if you need to focus completely on a project. Studies say distractions can mean it takes 20 minutes to get back to a project.
Jory MacKay of Meister Task, goes a step further. He says it is not how much you use your phone, the issue is really how much you impulsively touch it. Marketing firm dscout.com says we touch our phones 2,617 times per day. MacKay recommends distance. Carry the phone in your bag, instead of next to your body. Or place it just out of reach and out of sight.
4 Save time with a snap
A smaller suggestion, but an incredibly useful one, is to remember that your phone takes more than selfies. Need to talk to printer tech support? Snap a picture of the printer's serial number. Need to find a serial number or read a gauge, for example, in an inconvenient place? You might be able just to reach around or down and snap a picture.
