The Art of Ignoring Phone Calls

It takes a strong will - and automatically a strong person- to not pick up calls from cellphones. There are certain circumstances when answering calls is strictly forbidden, for it's a deadly sin.

Okay, so you have the will, but still don't know how to resist the temptation to pick up the phone? Excercise this method regularly:

Whenever you have a forbidden call, imagine yourself in an eating-with-your-hand condition. Imagine you are eating something greasy with your hand, like curry or any delicacies with a lot of gravy. Or if it's too disgusting imagining yourself eating curry, try seafood! It's in fact better, for it requires both hands to peel prawns or to eat lobster, for example. And there's no bowl of warm water to wash your hands in sight. Get the picture? Good. Now it's your option whether to pick up the phone with both hands so greasy or to ignore it until you finish eating. The more you can fight the urge to pick it up, the better. It's not easy at first, but keep trying!

You can be really creative in this. Bored imagining food, you can imagine yourself being in a situation where picking up a phone would ruin your own fun, like one of those moments when you're really close to the big O, but then the phone is ringing. If you're in this situation, I don't think you'll even think of picking it up because humping all the way to heaven's bliss is far more worthy... right? Or not. You decide.

Results hopefully will be seen in a week or two. I can't guarantee, but it's worth the try!