Post by @jorijn
Debating a challenge to start the new year: going the first 30 days without a smartphone, in an effort to reset my unhealthy patterns with my phone.
The rules: a dumbphone for calling and perhaps a once-a-day sync with Garmin for running metrics.
I can think of some impractical consequences (WhatsApp, for instance), and I need to give it some thought about whether they're really necessary or if I should set up an alternative.
Just ordered this phone. I'm slowly noting a few impractical challenges with this idea, but nothing that can't be fixed or worked around.
The idea itself feels very uncomfortable; all the more reason to go through with it. I have become way too dependent on my smartphone. I check my phone an average of 43 times a day. 43!