I spend too much time on this forum while I am at work....but I usually drop in for a mental break from writing job specifications.  It helps to clear my head a bit to take a break.

And it doesn't have to be a computer or  smart phone to distract you from your job....even a flip phone will suffice.  We were in Florida, and we stayed in Sarasota at the La Quinta on Tamiami Trail (it fit our budget better than most places).

My wife likes to eat breakfast at the Blue Dolphin at St. Armond's Circle on Lido Island.  When we went there I saw a fellow whose job it was to empty the trash cans, and he had a cart to help him haul away the trash....and a cell phone in his hand to make him less able to do his job.  I watched him pull the tops off of the cans with one hand, remove the bags with one hand, and attempt to put new bags in using one hand,  He was working at a pace 1/3rd the speed he could have worked using both hands.....glad he wasn't on my payroll.

I need my phone for work. The boss likes to keep in touch. It's off when I'm not at work. It's not that important to me. I don't live for my phone. I have no need for apps or Facebook or...

Take her by the hand and walk with her, talk To her, make eye contact, don't scold her lack of paying attention,Get her attention and smile at her and approve of her. Try it.

Talk about anything except what she does that bugs you.

gizzo wrote on 05/22/16 at 23:51:15:

I saw so much of this in young women when I was driving a cab
I'd be taking a couple home and the woman would be texting all the way home while the guy looked sort of confused and lost
I'd never date a woman that ignored me like that
In your situation you're already married to her
I don't really know what to say in that case
Have you tried reciprocating?
By that I mean ignoring her when she wants your attention (maybe with your phone)
THEN when SHE gets mad at you about it maybe she'll listen when you say "What? you do it to me all the time. You don't see anything wrong with it when you do it"
I'd try JOGs idea first, though, it'll be less like a psychological slap in the face
Then again, you're not the one taking his spouse for granted, so IDK
A young woman going home from her bachelorette party once asked me for marriage advice
I told her
"Just as you're more important than football, he's more important than Oprah" She seemed to get the point

This thread has taken a couple of turns.  Anyway, I'm weighing in.

I work for the funeral home in the county, usually one day a week, and whenever they need me. When they need me, it is because something is going on and they need me to do something specific; work a funeral, make a removal, cemetery work, or something.

The one day a week I regularly work, I call it minding  the store. My job is to answer the phone if it rings, open the door if someone comes along, and that's about it. That's all I was told to do and the funeral director said he would turn on/ unlock the computer for me to use during the day. I take my own computer, connect to their wifi, and use that time to my best benefit. I spend, usually Thursdays, studying for my sermons, lessons, reading, and whatever else I need to do. I have looked for other things to do, so far I take out the trash and maybe wash a load of towels and sheets. I told my boss about this, that I was enjoying my time, but that I wasn't hurting myself, and if there was anything else I could do to let me know. His response: I want you to answer the phones and be a presence at the business, in case someone comes along. Whatever else you do is fine.

I have worked for the funeral home everyday this week, just been busy. Today, I was on the go all day, really haven't had much time to do "my" stuff. But that's OK. I wasn't really on my time today.

My point, (is there a point), sometimes you look at someone and think they are goofing off (and many times they are), but sometimes they are doing just what they are supposed to be doing.

And no, we don't need anymore help.