Earl Nightingale

The farmer's phone: it's here for my convenience, not theirs

Sam relays an Earl Nightingale story: a farmer ignores his ringing phone, explaining he installed it for his own convenience, not the caller's. Sam adopts this as his stance toward his phone, only using it during work hours and ignoring everyone outside his inner circle.

“He goes, well, someone's calling you. But he goes, sir, I installed this phone in here for my convenience, not their convenience. And I don't feel like answering it. Right. And that's not how I, my opinion now toward my phone is, is like, no, this is here for me, not for anyone else.”

Steal thisTreat your phone as a tool for your convenience, not everyone else's; ignore contacts outside your circle after work hours.