Dear iPhone: iQuit

#1

Post by nullnotzero » Wed, Sep 14, 2022, 2:32 AM UTC

Re: Dear iPhone: iQuit

#2

Post by nullnotzero » Wed, Sep 14, 2022, 5:41 AM UTC

I transitioned to a feature phone from an iPhone to improve my overall well-being. The pros and cons list laid out above may be food for thought for those on the fence. Others may empathize with the approach of altogether abandoning rather than practicing self-restraint on a device ingeniously engineered to drain your attention.

Re: Dear iPhone: iQuit

#3

Post by bradwood » Wed, Sep 14, 2022, 7:31 AM UTC

nullnotzero wrote: post #2

I transitioned to a feature phone from an iPhone to improve my overall well-being. The pros and cons list laid out above may be food for thought for those on the fence. Others may empathize with the approach of altogether abandoning rather than practicing self-restraint on a device ingeniously engineered to drain your attention.

I found just turning notifications off (bar one or two exceptions) solved 80% of my procrastination problems on my smartphone

Re: Dear iPhone: iQuit

#4

Post by nullnotzero » Wed, Sep 14, 2022, 12:21 PM UTC

bradwood wrote: post #3

nullnotzero wrote: post #2

I transitioned to a feature phone from an iPhone to improve my overall well-being. The pros and cons list laid out above may be food for thought for those on the fence. Others may empathize with the approach of altogether abandoning rather than practicing self-restraint on a device ingeniously engineered to drain your attention.

I found just turning notifications off (bar one or two exceptions) solved 80% of my procrastination problems on my smartphone

I tried doing that too, but to no effect. Ultimately, I feel that I lack your level of self-discipline when it comes to owning a smartphone. Therefore, in order to deal with perhaps my biggest source of distraction, and a large source of anxiety, I decided to ditch it altogether.