> maybe you only have so much willpower to work with
That's one of the reasons why simply denying yourself won't work. Hence the trick.
It takes no willpower to do pushups for someone who does pushups. That's just who he is. Now, go be that person. Or, pretend you are. I'm sure you've seen some movie where the guy works out every morning? Ocean's Twelve, Fracture, whatever. Pretend to be him.
> It's a lot easier to not be nose-deep in your phone when other people are engaging with you.
You have no control over what other people do. But you have a nearly total control over what you do. Then go engage with someone nose-deep in their phone.
Here's the thing, whatever crazy app they have, it's not that interesting. In fact, the interaction with their phone brings so little value that you don't even need to chat them up, just looking at someone for three seconds will likely grab their attention.
That's one of the reasons why simply denying yourself won't work. Hence the trick.
It takes no willpower to do pushups for someone who does pushups. That's just who he is. Now, go be that person. Or, pretend you are. I'm sure you've seen some movie where the guy works out every morning? Ocean's Twelve, Fracture, whatever. Pretend to be him.
> It's a lot easier to not be nose-deep in your phone when other people are engaging with you.
You have no control over what other people do. But you have a nearly total control over what you do. Then go engage with someone nose-deep in their phone.
Here's the thing, whatever crazy app they have, it's not that interesting. In fact, the interaction with their phone brings so little value that you don't even need to chat them up, just looking at someone for three seconds will likely grab their attention.