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The no smart phone part seems unnecessary. I have a smartphone for maps, photos, notes, calendar and that's about it. Sometimes looking up info on the net. The
by dmortin 6y ago
The no smart phone part seems unnecessary. I have a smartphone for maps, photos, notes, calendar and that's about it. Sometimes looking up info on the net.
The smartphone itself is not the problem. The problem is you if you can't stop browsing on it.
- iFreilicht 6y agoThe smartphone is not the problem, it’s what you put on it. Once you got twitter and instagram and reddit, boy oh boy are you gonna reach for that thing when you’re bored even just a little. So yeah, I agree. My smartphone also handles 2FA, PayPal and bus tickets. None of that is harmful to me, but very useful, and giving it up just for living without a smartphone seems pointless.
- dmortin 6y ago> Once you got twitter and instagram and reddit Yep, that's why I have none of these installed on my phone. I read reddit only when I'm sitting at my laptop.
- iFreilicht 6y agoInterestingly, I don’t really read reddit even on my PC anymore after removing it from my phone. Like I opened it a few time, immediately got bored, and went on to do something else.
- tertius 6y agoEven grabbing it to look at photos, take photos etc. when the physiological need is dopamine is not good. You can get a dopamine hit without those apps. A little harder, but still within reach. The further you are from dopamine laced activity the better. Sure there are exceptions.