So, I’ve been messing around with this “daily angle” thing, and let me tell you, it’s been a bit of a journey. I started out pretty clueless, just kinda winging it, you know?
The Fumbling Start
First, I grabbed a protractor. Remember those from school? Yeah, well, I felt like a kid again, totally lost. I picked a random object – my coffee mug – and tried to figure out its angle relative to… well, I wasn’t even sure. The table? My computer? It was all very vague.
I jotted down some numbers, but they were meaningless. I mean, what was I even measuring? The angle of the handle? The curve of the mug itself? I was all over the place.
Getting a Grip (Slightly)
Then, I decided I needed a system. No more random mugs. I chose my phone as the constant object and my desk as the reference point. Much better, right? At least now I had two fixed things.
- I placed my phone flat on the desk.
- I used the protractor to measure the angle between the edge of my phone and the edge of the desk.
- I wrote down the angle in my notebook.
I did this a few times, moving my phone to different positions. I even tried different times of the day, thinking maybe the light or something would change the angle (it didn’t, obviously). I was still feeling my way through the dark.
Aha! Moment (Sort Of)
The real breakthrough came when I started thinking about why I was doing this. It wasn’t about the numbers themselves; it was about noticing the subtle shifts in my environment. I began to pay more attention to how I naturally position things throughout the day.
It’s a Habit Now…
Now, I grab the protractor every morning, and check that phone angle. I have realized that the angle I naturally tilt my phone on the desk, is the most comfortable angle for me to look at.
It’s become a little ritual, a way to ground myself before I dive into work. Is it the most scientific experiment ever? Nope. But it’s taught me to be a bit more observant, and that’s something, right?
