Bored and Brilliant: We Got Bored

Note to Self

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4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2015

⏱️ 20 minutes

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We changed our phone habits, opened our minds to day-dreaming, and it felt good. Here's what the experts had to say about our data.

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0:00.0	Hello friend, this is an episode of Note to Self, but from when we used to be called New Text City.
0:06.9	Same good content, just the old name. Enjoy.
0:16.0	From WNYC, this is New Text City. Where digital gets personal. I'm Anouche Zemarote.
0:23.0	Hi Manouche and New Text City, this is Amanda from DC.
0:26.5	Can I just say I love getting voicemail these days because they have been juicy.
0:32.5	I feel a little bit crazy because I have noticed that I pick up my phone when I'm just walking from one room to another,
0:43.5	getting on the elevator and even, and this is the part that I am really embarrassed to actually say out loud in the car.
0:52.5	And it's shown me exactly how much I really need this. So thanks.
1:00.5	The it that Amanda from DC is referring to is the Board and Brilliant project, which we have just wrapped up.
1:07.5	This is the first of two episodes looking at exactly what we accomplished, if anything, with our little experiment, to rethink how we use our phones and kickstart our creativity.
1:18.5	If this is the first time that you're hearing about the project, here's a quick recap.
1:31.5	We asked you to observe your phone behavior and download apps that monitored how much time you spent on your phone.
1:38.5	And then for one week, you got a daily challenge to keep your phone in your pocket, to take no photos, to delete an app.
1:46.5	And at the end of the week, you got creative assignments.
1:49.5	Look, the gist of Board and Brilliant was to see if we could bring back some of the quiet, reflective time that so many of us feel like our gadgets have disrupted.
1:59.5	Over 18,000 people signed up for Board and Brilliant.
2:03.5	And the feedback that we've gotten all along has been so incredibly moving. I did not expect to start tearing up whenever I read the comment section.
2:13.5	And wow, certain challenges really spoke to people.
2:16.5	Hi, everybody. My name is Harry Mendez, and I currently work and live in Coach Obama, Bolivia as a lay commissioner.
2:22.5	The best challenge for me was turning off alerts on my device. It's been hard to go to my phone and not have any notifications waiting for me.
2:30.5	Sometimes I feel what? Nobody loves me? But I've come to realize they're not worrying about those notifications.
2:36.5	It allows me to be more present, and I need to be more present in the work that I do.
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