> I think the seduction of going phoneless stems from the idea that because taking a few steps along this axis (using social media less) improved your life, th

> I think the seduction of going phoneless stems from the idea that because taking a few steps along this axis (using social media less) improved your life, then running all the way to some logical conclusion (not using a smartphone at all) will improve your life further. Is there a name for this? I think you've come to a reasonable conclusion. Maybe there is some happy middle-ground. > I think this is a flawed temptation. Perhaps you would be better off finding the middleground that maximizes your life like exercising the self-domination of not pulling out your phone just because you are in an awkward social situation. I wish I had the self-control to do this. I've definitely gotten better, and it has gotten _much_ easier since I've uninstalled all non-essential apps and deleted social media. I think to some extent my tendencies have transferred over. For example, instead of checking Instagram when I'm bored, I now check Slack, email, Hacker News, the news, etc. It's something psychological but I'm not really sure what to do about it.