Phones were invented to enhance communication, but often, they do exactly the opposite.
There is a difference between a priority, which is a thing that is regarded as more important than other things (3), and a distraction, which is a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to other things (4). Despite the distinction, priorities and distractions are related by the fact that in both cases, something important exists that warrants attention - in a state of prioritization, the required attention is given, whereas in a state of distraction, it is deflected towards something of lesser significance.
It can be seen that the four quadrants in the time management matrix are distinguished by their relative urgency and importance. In essence, quadrants 1 and 2 contain priorities; quadrant 1 contains "important, urgent" things such as medical emergencies, relationship crises, and looming work deadlines whereas quadrant 2 contains "important, not urgent" things such as health, relationship building, and work planning. By way of comparison, quadrants 3 and 4 contain distractions; mobile phone usage falls within these latter two quadrants.
There's only so much time in a day, and while many people have category 2 priorities that they would like to attend to, the reality is that they are swamped with urgent category 3 distractions such as texts, phone calls, emails, and meetings. Then, at the end of the day, tiredness sets in, and with tiredness comes a myriad of non-urgent category 4 distractions, the emperor of which may be television. With all of these distractions littering one's day, the time just isn't there for the "important, not urgent" category 2 priorities.
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