It’s a tech “downgrade” that has improved my work, memory, and focus. You should give it a shot.
I talk to my daughter about the “good old days” when we were forced to do everything without our cellphones, which, although helpful in myriad ways, are sucking the life out of our species in others. I recently racked my brain for a practical way to reclaim some of what I lost when, several years back, I began willingly handing overto my mini screen.
The easiest time for a cellphone shutdown would be at night, after work. But after considering the most gruesome what-ifs, I reasoned that having a landline would guard against me missing emergency communications. The most practical option was an old-school corded phone and a cellular-to-landline adapter. The phone plugs into the adapter that pairs with my cell via Bluetooth as soon as it’s in range. When I arrive home from work, I silence my phone and put it in a drawer for the night, while calls from iPhone-designated “favorites” ring through to the landline.” trend in which people are swapping screen-based hobbies for tangible ones, such as crafting, reading actual books, and collecting CDs. But unlike flash-in-the-pan fads, this one may have staying power. According to a 2025 study by consumer review site, 43.2 percent of us self-report cellphone addiction. If that’s not a cry for help, I don’t know what is. If you think you’re not addicted to yours, think again. The first night of my self-imposed nighttime cellphone fast, I felt antsy and lonely . At one point, I found myself holding my new pink phone and staring at the glowing keypad, eager to connect with something that resembled my drug of choice.I’ve given myself no restrictions on landline usage. When my pink phone rings, I answer it. I can also make outgoing calls. Although I allow myself daytime access to my cell, my interest in it has waned. I’ve even started putting my phone in a drawer at work and exclusively using my office landline, something I never did before—or at least, not for a few decades.A Doctor Wanted to Protect Him From ICE. So She Made Up a Diagnosis. I’ve made significant progress in combating my addiction. It doesn’t hurt that I’m having a love affair with my pink phone. Lying on my bed, receiver to ear, playing with the coiled cord, I feel like a teenager. I’m half expecting my mom at my door, telling me that it’s a school night and it’s time to hang up and get some sleep. I’m also getting quite good at what I’m calling “mind-Googling”—formerly known as thinking. It’s amazing how much you can remember when you stop reaching for your phone to remember it for you. Before the landline, I sat on my bed, holding my iPhone, scrolling through pictures of my cat. I was so absorbed in my cellphone otherworld that I hadn’t seen that my real-life cat had nestled herself next to me. When I finally took notice, she looked at me as if to say: “You’ve got the real thing right here, dummy.” But isn’t that why they call them smartphones? They hold all the intelligence so we don’t have to. I am pleased to report that I am slowly but steadily working to close that
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