Before I create,
I place my phone
in another room
and I turn off
all notifications
on my computer
(or whatever device
I’m creating on).
“A friend left
her phone
near me.
Over the next half hour,
it pinged and chirped.
I felt myself
getting anxious
and a little antsy…”
Anxious and antsy
isn’t conducive
to creating.
Phones, social media,
devices
are now designed
to grab our attention,
attention that could
be used
for creating.
Their noises are crafted
to draw us out
of our happy little bubbles.
Consider neutralizing them
before you start
the creation process.