>All the reasons why I was happy to live without a computer in my pocket four years ago still hold true today: Certain choices are easier to make without digita

>All the reasons why I was happy to live without a computer in my pocket four years ago still hold true today: Certain choices are easier to make without digital temptation, like reading physical books on my commute and being fully present with my friends at meals. But there are new reasons, too. These reasons are quite absurd and a bit silly. There's no benefit to reading physical books above digital ones, and if you want to simply because you like the feel, you'd choose physical anyways! And if you can't make yourself "fully present" at meals simply because you have the option of doing something else, you either have a terribly uninteresting friend group, or a complete and utter lack of self-control - in which case a smartphone is the least of your worries.