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Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by omaranto »

dsr_ wrote: post #25
sheri wrote: post #13

Here are my observations: - No one reads (books) on buses/trains anymore. Its very rare to see someone reading a book in SF in public transport. - No one looks around anymore. I seem like the only person who is looking out the window, or observing fellow passengers. I would say around 80% of the people have their headphones on, and are engrossed in their smartphone. One funny incident stands out. I waked into Chipotl…

I read on bus and train every day. Many other people do, too. I use my phone to do it, though. Move to Boston, we read here.

I think he or she meant no one reads books printed on paper anymore. I certainly see lots and lots of Kindles and such in the subway in Boston, probably more than printed books now.

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by ljf »

ljf wrote: post #27
Peroni wrote: post #3

It’s handy to have all these things in one device, but for now, the pros outweigh the cons for me. The pro's listed: You call people more & you don't worry about damaging your phone anymore. Personally, those pro's don't even come close to outweighing the inconvenience of not having instant access to maps, music, camera and email for me.

I had a similar situation for 2 months, and was pretty happy - I now have a Nexus 4, but am no where near as plugged into it as I used to be with my Note. At first the biggest killer was waiting for people, snake on my fall back phone was dull! But pretty soon I just got used to using the time to think through problems, make mental lists (that I actually trained myself to remember) and recall good times. I found myse…

I'll add to this that it also totally killed my Facebook/Twitter addiction.

I totally realised that I was was 'addicted' to posting and sharing likeable content, which wasn't really developing me or actually improving my relationships with friends.

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by cleis »

brador wrote: post #26

Try this - Leave home with nothing and go take a walk around. No bags, no phone, no keys, nothing. Just clothes and maybe $20 in your pocket for emergencies. Leave early and with no commitments later in the day. Eat on the road. Return when you feel like it. Walk at whatever pace you like. Go wherever your legs take you. It's an awesome feeling like nothing else. Helps if you live with someone so they can let you in…

Or you could, you know, take keys... I fail to understand the distraction of having keys. It's not like I walk past every door I see and think 'man, must try and unlock that with my handy keys'. I suppose they do jangle. Bloody jangling keys.

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by xedarius »

More often than not on hacker news there's a story about someone whose accidentally gone 'bohemian'. I think it's something we all need to do from time to time. Personally I like to rent a cottage in one of England's many fine forests.

The end of the article did make me chuckle, as after his great story of 'disconnect' he ends the article with 'you should follow me on twitter'.

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by RyanZAG »

OGinparadise wrote: post #19
RyanZAG wrote: post #10

I’ve started calling people more. ... It’s funny how little I called people on my iPhone, and how surprised parts of my generation is when they receive a call. ... improved arrangements and generally had more fun communicating. Did you ever think to ask the people you were phoning if they were busy with anything? Sure, it might have been great for you to break someones concentration with some basic question that coul…

Are you a robot or something? Humans need to talk, meet and interact. Even Obama and the Pope can find time for a chat, let alone a normal person.

While I agree with what you're saying, your examples don't hold up. Do you really think you can just pick up your phone and chat to Obama or the Pope about the weather? Of course not, their time is too important. You'd need to schedule a meeting long in advance to chat with them, and you'd chat about very interesting topics.

Why should my time or your time be any less valuable than Obama's or the Pope's?

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by Joeboy »

Peroni wrote: post #3

It’s handy to have all these things in one device, but for now, the pros outweigh the cons for me. The pro's listed: You call people more & you don't worry about damaging your phone anymore. Personally, those pro's don't even come close to outweighing the inconvenience of not having instant access to maps, music, camera and email for me.

> inconvenience of not having instant access to maps, music, camera and email for me.

I have two phones. I mostly use my trusty Nokia 6021, which lasts a week or so without charge and I find more pleasant to use as a phone. If I think I might need maps, camera, connectivity etc I also take my £40 Android phone, which does all those things well enough. If I could get a week's battery life from a sub £100 smartphone, I'd probably make the switch but for now this is fine.

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by archangel_one »

cleis wrote: post #33
brador wrote: post #26

Try this - Leave home with nothing and go take a walk around. No bags, no phone, no keys, nothing. Just clothes and maybe $20 in your pocket for emergencies. Leave early and with no commitments later in the day. Eat on the road. Return when you feel like it. Walk at whatever pace you like. Go wherever your legs take you. It's an awesome feeling like nothing else. Helps if you live with someone so they can let you in…

Or you could, you know, take keys... I fail to understand the distraction of having keys. It's not like I walk past every door I see and think 'man, must try and unlock that with my handy keys'. I suppose they do jangle. Bloody jangling keys.

I do think it'd be quite useful to have them, despite the jangling, in order to let myself back into my flat once I got back from my walk.

Re: Why I'm glad my iPhone broke

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Post by koide »

cleis wrote: post #33
brador wrote: post #26

Try this - Leave home with nothing and go take a walk around. No bags, no phone, no keys, nothing. Just clothes and maybe $20 in your pocket for emergencies. Leave early and with no commitments later in the day. Eat on the road. Return when you feel like it. Walk at whatever pace you like. Go wherever your legs take you. It's an awesome feeling like nothing else. Helps if you live with someone so they can let you in…

Or you could, you know, take keys... I fail to understand the distraction of having keys. It's not like I walk past every door I see and think 'man, must try and unlock that with my handy keys'. I suppose they do jangle. Bloody jangling keys.

You could take only the one or two keys needed to get in, tied up with a tiny bit of wire. Leave the keychain and rest of junk keys you might have.
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