Under The Law of Equal and Opposite Advice I’m going to say that some people spend too much dakka on things that are actively harmful and I’d recommend literally the opposite.
I use Google Fi so I can text/call from anywhere I have internet on any device and then I simply leave my phone off hidden in my car for emergencies. I keep a small pocket notebook for anything I need to write down. I do take my phone out for podcasts or audiobooks while cleaning but that’s it. If you have kids you probably do need to get a dumb phone to keep on you but otherwise no.
Phones destroy slack. They are not a compact cost and getting a smartphone was a horrible decision for me. Now I just write down what I’m interested in and check it when I get home. The things that were time wasters don’t make it on the list. I batch more so I only need to check things once. I take more time to sit and think and relax. This is the single best thing I’ve done for my happiness in the last year.
Mad respect for this position. I do try to be at zero phones on me whenever it makes sense to do so, but alas my life doesn’t really allow this. Also I listen to a lot of podcasts, which I don’t regret at all.
Under The Law of Equal and Opposite Advice I’m going to say that some people spend too much dakka on things that are actively harmful and I’d recommend literally the opposite.
I use Google Fi so I can text/call from anywhere I have internet on any device and then I simply leave my phone off hidden in my car for emergencies. I keep a small pocket notebook for anything I need to write down. I do take my phone out for podcasts or audiobooks while cleaning but that’s it. If you have kids you probably do need to get a dumb phone to keep on you but otherwise no.
Phones destroy slack. They are not a compact cost and getting a smartphone was a horrible decision for me. Now I just write down what I’m interested in and check it when I get home. The things that were time wasters don’t make it on the list. I batch more so I only need to check things once. I take more time to sit and think and relax. This is the single best thing I’ve done for my happiness in the last year.
Mad respect for this position. I do try to be at zero phones on me whenever it makes sense to do so, but alas my life doesn’t really allow this. Also I listen to a lot of podcasts, which I don’t regret at all.