People who flip their phone face down on every table aren’t being secretive. They figured out that staying interruptible meant handing their time to whoever rang first
There is a small gesture some people make without thinking about it. They sit down, put their phone on the table, and turn it face down. Not in a pointed way, not with any announcement. The screen just goes against the wood, every time, in every cafe and meeting room and kitchen. The gesture invites
