By storing your phone in the Phone Cubbie, you’ll find it easier to concentrate, retain more information, and finish assignments faster.

 
Even if your phone is off, if its on your desk or in your pocket/purse, its is actively distracting you!

 

Research from the University of Texas at Austin found that even when a smartphone is turned off and placed face down on a desk, its mere presence measurably reduces working memory and problem-solving ability — a phenomenon researchers call “brain drain.”

(Ward et al., 2017, Journal of the Association for Consumer Research)