Actually, being strict about meditation rules kinda misses the point. If your mind wanders to your phone, that's just what your brain is doing right then. Noticing that urge and choosing to check it is its own kind of mindfulness. The goal isn't to be perfect, it's to be aware. So you noticed a thought about your phone and acted on it, big deal. That's way more real than pretending you're some zen master in a silent room.

But why are we treating these thoughts like some big discovery? So someone imagines being a faucet or a streetlight, that's just creativity with extra steps. Isn't it basically the same as any silly idea you have when you're bored? We all get weird thoughts, but writing them down doesn't make them important. Maybe it's just fun and not some deep brain magic. Why make it sound so serious?