I was given a Blackberry by my company a couple of months ago. Due to the the obvious ‘always-on’ problem but more due to its addictive quality, I noticed another change in my behaviour. My Blackberry usage was cutting into some very precious ‘thinking time’.

You see, most of my ideas normally come from random moments. In the lift, smoking a cigarette outside, waiting for the tube… Moments when you are not in front of your computer, directly facing your problem and desperately trying to find the next award-winning solution. Well, I wasn’t having these moments anymore, as soon as I was in these situations to let my mind wander, I would automatically reach for my precious Blackberry and start toying with it. Checking and replying to emails, checking the BBC website, even playing the brickbreaker… Everything but letting my thoughts flourish.

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