No Screen Challenge! Mamaearth co-founder Ghazal Alagh shares ‘No Digital Distraction Rule’, know what is it

Mamaearth co-founder Ghazal Alagh on April 27 took her social media handle to disclose that she does not use mobile phone on Sunday, instead opted to spend time with family. Soon after Ghazal shared the post on X, it saw lot of responses agreeing to suggestion for not using mobile phone on Sundays.

Here’s what she wrote:

Every Sunday, I have a rule: No phone for 5 hours

I follow something called the ‘No Digital Distraction Rule’.

Uss time mein, I do simple living like family ke sath time spend karna, bachon ke saath park mein jana, reading, or just being, etc.

Disconnecting will help you…

— Ghazal Alagh (@GhazalAlagh) April 27, 2024

Ghazal Alagh’s post on no digital distraction found connection with social media users, garnering over 16,000 views and several reactions. One user mentioned, “Did this during childhood as no phones were there to distract. 😉 Did this during the marriage phase... Did this during the maternity phase.. still executing this by hook or crook as our time as a parent or spouse is precious, crucial & unsubstituted. And it's a no regret zone🤘”

Another user wrote, “That seems like a good challenging goal for myself!”

Responding to the user, Ghazal wrote, “Do try it and let us know how it went.”

The post from the co-founder of Mamaearth has come after she made headlines in after sharing a lengthy LinkedIn post on April 24. She said that the founders of Infosys, LinkedIn, Reddit, and Netflix do not believe in work-life balance, and that the definition of work-life balance is often misunderstood.

Recently, she spoke about "100-hour rule" to master skills, which refers to dedicatedly allot 100 hours to practice any new skill and how one could master it with the time spent working on it.

The most common question I keep getting is: “How do I learn something that is not in my niche?”

The answer? Apply the 100-hour rule. Commit 100 hours of deliberate practice to any new skill, and you'll master it.

This mindset allowed me to rapidly acquire abilities I had no…

— Ghazal Alagh (@GhazalAlagh) April 3, 2024