Not long ago if you left your house you were unreachable. In fact, the only way someone was reachable was if they were home or at work and had a phone there. Imagine that, just not knowing where and how people were at all times.
When I leave the house I just mute my phone and put it in my pocket - no vibration, no ringing. I think it works pretty well personally. Depending on your personality, it might also work for you, at least as an initial step.
I’m already 90% of the way there, I don’t get rings, or even push notifications, for most messages, just calls and SMS (and I don’t use SMS for anything on that number). I just want to go further and eliminate the expectation that I’ll be reachable by simply not carrying a phone. But it won’t eliminate it, the actual problem is social :(
Keep the applications you want, in exchange for using the thing being slightly more of a pain in the ass so you use it less overall. And you can read it clearly in daylight, which is nice
I already switched to a linux phone. things are plenty of a pain in the ass, I’m just fantasizing about getting rid of it entirely. Not even a dumb phone
e-ink phone is also a cool idea though if only for the point of being more readable out and about in the world and kinder on my eyes at night
Linux phone sounds finicky as hell, honestly. I don’t mind it for the desktop, but that’s cus I had to learn to be careful about only running updates when I feel like risking personal tech support
Not long ago if you left your house you were unreachable. In fact, the only way someone was reachable was if they were home or at work and had a phone there. Imagine that, just not knowing where and how people were at all times.
thinking of going back to that for myself, genuinely
When I leave the house I just mute my phone and put it in my pocket - no vibration, no ringing. I think it works pretty well personally. Depending on your personality, it might also work for you, at least as an initial step.
I’m already 90% of the way there, I don’t get rings, or even push notifications, for most messages, just calls and SMS (and I don’t use SMS for anything on that number). I just want to go further and eliminate the expectation that I’ll be reachable by simply not carrying a phone. But it won’t eliminate it, the actual problem is social :(
Magnetic Ink smartphone
Keep the applications you want, in exchange for using the thing being slightly more of a pain in the ass so you use it less overall. And you can read it clearly in daylight, which is nice
I already switched to a linux phone. things are plenty of a pain in the ass, I’m just fantasizing about getting rid of it entirely. Not even a dumb phone
e-ink phone is also a cool idea though if only for the point of being more readable out and about in the world and kinder on my eyes at night
Linux phone sounds finicky as hell, honestly. I don’t mind it for the desktop, but that’s cus I had to learn to be careful about only running updates when I feel like risking personal tech support
Oh it is, I’m just a masochist or something. I like it.
Hisense sells e-ink android smartphones now. So yes it exists.
The obsession with constant contact and the Internet of things has been a complete disaster, cmv