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Some of us struggle with having constant connection to the internet in our pocket. Its a distraction at its mildest, and an damaging, health affecting addiction
by nicky0 7y ago
Some of us struggle with having constant connection to the internet in our pocket. Its a distraction at its mildest, and an damaging, health affecting addiction at worst (social media, and 24/7 work/communication expectations especially).
Well done to those of you who are able to carry around a smartphone and regulate yourselves but some of us need to take more drastic action to cut it out.
- danieldk 7y agoGet a SIM without a data plan? You can still call or SMS people, get SMS 2FA when required, but you can't use social media apps. I cut my phone use by removing most social media apps. I have also disabled notifications for most remaining apps, except for Facetime and iMessage (since I use them for high signal/noise ratio communication with friends an family).
- nicky0 7y agoThe problem for me is carrying around a phone with apps on it. So I have a SIM with a dumbphone but no smartphone. People can call and send me messages. Frequently I leave that at home too. I do have an iPod touch though which i use for podcasts, as a camera, and for a few specific things like a banking app. But no messaging, social media or distraction-type things are allowed on there.
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- neilkakkar 7y agoThat makes sense, but wasn't mentioned as a core reason in the post, so I'm assuming it's not that for author.
- nicky0 7y agoTrue, I was more addressing the general idea around "drastic" action along these lines. I hadn't heard of SIM free idea myself. People often get a bemused or even aggressive reaction to those who cut out conventional device habits.