136 notifications.
That’s what this teenager was bragging to Barney (my son) about.
136 WhatsApp notifications.
Overnight.
Madness right?
And not 10 minutes into his visit, I wanted him out the door.
Not because of him…
But that irritating “ping” sounded off every 30 seconds.
Drove me up the wall.
But it’s what he said next that got my head spinning.
You see, his entire school form… all 34 of them… are in this group.
That chat never stops.
They wake up to hundreds of messages, and mindlessly scroll through them, thumb-twitchy and glued to the screen.
Is it any wonder the science folks are saying this kind of stuff has links to attention disorders?
Apparently, they can’t concentrate and their brains can’t handle it.
All that distraction is rotting their ability to focus.
A dangerous gamble with a young mind.
Yet, I would ask you to consider this:
How different are you?
Checking your phone, your email, your voicemails, your socials.
Distractions morning, noon and night.
Is it any wonder if you aren’t where you want to be?
And it’s the very reason my own phone spends most of the day in a drawer.
On silent.
Because… you can’t run your business like some 13-year-old glued to a group chat.
You cannot afford distractions.
Not your own.
Or someone else’s.
The stakes are too high.
Your business… your future… your family requires focus.
The kind where you lose sense of time because you’re in the zone.
The kind that moves the needle.
So this week, control your phone, control your environment.
And watch the magic happen.
Until next time.
Make More. Provide More. Be More.
Charlie Hutton
