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Bought my first smartphone in college and with each upgrade felt the need to continue increasing the screen size. As screen size increased, I spent more time on
by anongraddebt 8y ago
Bought my first smartphone in college and with each upgrade felt the need to continue increasing the screen size. As screen size increased, I spent more time on my phone for both leisure and productivity. This roughly decade long experiment has resulted in an aversion to doing work on my laptop. For better or worse (most likely worse), my phone has become an extension of myself and performing tasks without it - or not having it on my person - feels unnatural, awkward, and discomforting.
The only consolation is that maybe I can better understand and relate to generation Z than my peers. Not much of a consolation.
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I spend ~6-7 hours each day on my phone. On weekends, this use increases. I am now averse even to work flows that are better suited for laptop use. I will use my too-big-to-use-with-one-hand phone for tasks that would take half the time on my laptop.