I've lived without a smartphone at one point for over a year and I can tell you it helps. Have a method to listen to podcasts/audiobooks without a phone (mp3 player or ipod) and make yourself bored. If you have any goals that you've wanted to accomplish, any ideas you wanted to explore, you'll find you have much more space in your life for accomplishing these tasks.
You'll be able to make technology your slave and not your master.
Comparing the several times I was without smartphone and now, I gotta say I got bored without smartphone but I also was able to get more tasks done and reflect more on new ideas. People have a really hard time with boredom in todays age.
My rule was I could always use a computer but I couldn't keep a smartphone on me. I'm going to be going back to that again. I can't enjoy the moment anymore.
I've lived without a smartphone at one point for over a year and I can tell you it helps. Have a method to listen to podcasts/audiobooks without a phone (mp3 player or ipod) and make yourself bored. If you have any goals that you've wanted to accomplish, any ideas you wanted to explore, you'll find you have much more space in your life for accomplishing these tasks.
You'll be able to make technology your slave and not your master.
Comparing the several times I was without smartphone and now, I gotta say I got bored without smartphone but I also was able to get more tasks done and reflect more on new ideas. People have a really hard time with boredom in todays age.
My rule was I could always use a computer but I couldn't keep a smartphone on me. I'm going to be going back to that again. I can't enjoy the moment anymore.