To kick off our week of Bored and Brilliant challenges, try this: on the train, bus, sidewalk, or passenger seat, keep your phone in your pocket. Or — bonus points — in your bag.

We take 10 billion (yes, that's a "b") photos per month, mostly on our phones. Today, we want you to start seeing the world through your eyes, not your screen.

Your instructions for today: Delete that app. And listen in as our favorite casual cell phone video gamer confronts the designer of her worst addiction. 

Your instructions: Craft an away-message (or use one of ours). Put it up for an hour, an afternoon, or the whole day. It will make you more productive at things that matter. 

For today's challenge, we want you to take note of one person, object, or interesting, uninventable detail you would have missed if your nose were glued to your phone.

It's time to get really bored and make something creative. You might just learn something about yourself. Here are your instructions!