It’s been slightly over my month since my last update, so I thought it would be a good time to check-in. This month has had slightly unusual phone usage habits because I had to depend on my phone quite a bit in Japan and I was worried that I would continue the high usage after… Read More Breaking the Smartphone Habit: One Month Update
Ideally, I would have found this book before I started on my smartphone/social media detox but I only heard about this book when it was recommended during the talk on the defence of self-help. But better late than never, and I was interested to see if this book could help in the post-detox month. This… Read More How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Price
I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing, but I temporarily lost my phone twice this week. This never used to happen because my phone would always be by my side, but since I’ve become more and more comfortable leaving it for longer stretches of time, I’ve also found myself losing… Read More Breaking the Smartphone Habit: Week 4
Now that the third week is over, I’m finding it a lot easier to leave my phone behind. I used to bring it everywhere, but now I’m more comfortable leaving it at home for short trips to my grandparent’s place (goal: be like my dad and leave it for an entire day without missing it).… Read More Breaking the Smartphone Habit: Week Three
Alright, it’s time for the Week Two update! The numbers for this week are definitely a skewed because I just came back from Hong Kong and the lack of data there meant that I was using my phone much less than normal. Still, this week has been interesting. It’s not really related but I was… Read More Breaking the Smartphone Habit: Week Two
The first week of my smartphone detox is over and it’s been interesting. I don’t know if there’s a term for this – smartphone tic? – but I’ve picked up and put down my phone so many times. Thankfully, I’m starting to stop myself, but the habit of looking at my phone whenever I feel… Read More Breaking the Smartphone Addiction: Week One
I talked about this in my review of How Not to Fall Apart, but my mental health hasn’t been too good lately. The glass wall that isolates me from the rest of the world has been appearing a bit more frequently and I’ve been wanting to cry and generally feeling like the whole world hates… Read More Breaking the Smartphone Addiction: The Start