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2019: A payment to employees for that they used smartphones less

At the beginning of November, 2019 the developer of the email application Front set the task to reduce usage time of the smartphone till 14 o'clock in a week for the employees. If the employee is able to adhere to such diagram the whole month, he in addition receives $200.

The cofounder and the CEO of Front Mathilde Collin noted that refused working applications several years ago. According to Collin, the management of a startup wishes that employees ceased to be distracted by notifications and focused on work and private life. Collin claims that new approach allowed it to distribute the time with higher quality. For example, she began to call mother from queue in grocery store instead of checking Twitter.

Front set the task to reduce usage time of the smartphone for the employees

Colleen's relations with its smatrfony began to change at the end of 2016. Colleen tried to get rid of a habit to constantly check phone, having disconnected notifications, but it did not help. Then Justin Kahn (Justin Kan), her girlfriend and the entrepreneur, Collin recommended to delete applications of e-mail, instant messages and social networks from the smartphone.

At first it was terrible to Colleen to be left without communication, but soon she found out that she can dispose of more reasonably released time. Having felt as the relations with the smartphone influence all other human life and his mental health, Colleen decided to offer the command to follow its example.

To receive cash, the employee should reduce viewing time till 14 o'clock in a week or on average till two o'clock in day and to send a screenshot from a special application to personnel department. This check is not obligatory, but Collin expects that about 70% of employees will participate in an action.^[1]

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