His assistant looked up at him. “It’s your phone, sir.”
“No, I mean. – not that. What’s the thing – what do you think is hampering my creative processes?”
“In your ears?” his assistant asked.
“Yes,” the man said.
“The ringing in your ears?”
“Yes.”
“That’s your phone, sir,” his assistant said.
“Great. Thank you,” said the man. “I was pretty sure it was my phone. Either my phone, or my other problems.”