A parent shares what his kids taught him about attention: 30 to 45 minutes of real focus beats four hours of distracted time. Turn off your phone and be present.
About 30–45 minutes (mentions "30 or 40 minutes" and "30 or 45 minutes").
"Four hours" spent with them while frequently on the phone.
The biggest lesson I've learned from my kids from being a dad is to be present more. Even if things are going crazy at work or crazy in anything. Like, you've got to just show up. Sometimes I do really well at this. In other weeks, I don't. If you just have, like, 30 minutes, 30 or 40 minutes of uninterrupted time with your kid, it means something way more to them than having, like, four hours with them where you're on your phone most of the time that sometimes I still struggle with. My kids would take, like, dad, put your phone down. I think you just turn it off for even 30 or 45 minutes at a time and just really focusing on them, especially when they're younger, you know.
