phone check
Quick device glance
A phone check is the reflexive act of looking at your smartphone—often unconsciously—to scan for notifications, messages, or simply to see the time.
The habit has become so automatic that people do phone checks constantly: waiting in line, during lulls in conversation, at red lights.
She did a quick phone check under the table during dinner.
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- notificationFormal notice given
- screenDisplay or barrier
- push notificationAutomatic message from app
- vibrateShake with small movements
glance · screen time · unlock · message · scroll · battery · habit · distraction · ping · alert · missed call · swipe · quick glance · inbox · social media · compulsive · nervous habit · refresh
- routinesmorning routine, habits, routines, morning routines, procedures
- work breaksafternoon break, bathroom break, restroom break, smoke break, breather
- morning routinewaking up, alarm, breakfast, shower, tea
phone checkfull attention
Total mental engagement
in the moment · undivided attention · digital detox · unplugged · eye contact
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