It seems like his main reason for getting rid of his smartphone was because he was unable to not use social media apps on his smartphone. For me, I have achiev

It seems like his main reason for getting rid of his smartphone was because he was unable to not use social media apps on his smartphone. For me, I have achieved mostly the same goal by just not using social media apps. No reddit, no twitter, no fb, no linked in, no whatever. I browse reddit and HN on my computer, thats pretty much it. I use my smartphone pretty rarely but when I do need to use spotify or maps or podcasts or some special app, I still can. And you can still text, which like the author noted, is important. So, I say to the author - work on your self control and discipline! Just don't use social media anymore! It's really not hard! I think the trick is to not use it at all. You can't just "use it in small amounts".