Do you turn off your phone when you read?

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Re: Do you turn off your phone when you read?

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Nope. Most times, I read on my phone.
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My phone doesn't distract me when I'm trying to read, so no I don't turn it off. Actually, I need it on because I like to listen to music while I read, so I'm constantly on Spotify.
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Post by Alice Thokchom »

No, I don't turn off my phone for fear I would miss some important call. I just keep in silent mode and whenever it rings, I just check.
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No 😅 I get so immersed in reading I tend to ignore everything else (even my phone pinging with notifications lol)
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No, but I often will choose not to answer the phone- until I get to a good stopping point.
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No, but I often will choose not to answer the phone- until I get to a good stopping point.
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Post by HeatherEi »

Sadly no. And I often get distracted by my phone when I am reading.
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Post by Jennashby_87 »

I’m not going to lie, I’m the type of person that has their phone on silent 99% of the time. I also barely ever know where my phone is.
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I read on my phone with Kindle! But if the story is really intruiging, all of the other apps on my phone don't distract me.
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No I just put the device far from me
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Post by JennyorAlice »

I don't really get a lot of calls these days unless it is an emergency of some kind. Most of the time, I just get robo calls. I don't pay any attention to those. I just turn the ringer off and keep reading. I don't normally pick the phone up if it isn't anyone I know anyway.
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Yolimontanoa wrote: 30 Oct 2019, 00:50 No I just put the device far from me
I do this - or I put it on silent and turn it upside down so I don't get distracted
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No. I prefer to play light music on my phone while I read books. Calls and messages are on silent mode.
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Post by Allybear »

I would have to say no as I couldn’t read them. My books are e-books so I read them in my phone most of the time.
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No I don't but I don't check it either, I just keep it on silent mode.
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