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DIFFERENT DEVICES FOR DIFFERENT THINGS

my summer exercise in intentional use, meaningful curation, and owing your own media

@milkbags

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REPLACING YOUR PHONE WITH MULTIPLE DOOHICKEYS

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@9TAILSHADOWWOLF

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Dumbing down your smart phone

i have been on a journey to untangle my tasks from my iPhone. i'd be out in the world someplace, pull out my phone for something as menial as checking the time, or as well intentioned as capturing the moment in a pic, and immediately get sucked into texts and instagram™️ and all the virtual things happening in this tiny lil demon light box. the goal: pull my phone out of my bag ONLY for phone things. that's texting, calling, and apps that can't be replaced the solutions so far: 🕰️ i started with a watch (shoutout Casio) and i wear it every day. once I broke the habit of checking my phone for the time, I felt legitimately freed from something Major 📷 I bought a small digital camera to leave in my bag. the pics look better and I don’t get distracted by the virtual world when I'm trying to capture something in the now 📚 I bought a kindle. It fits in my jacket pocket (literally) and gives me something to do when I'm on the train or waiting for an appointment that isn't scrolling I just realized so much of the time I spent on my phone was not intentional. It was a thing I was doing in between Other intentional moments. my screen time is still several hours a day (don’t get me wrong) but I think my brain has healed at least 3%. welcoming other ideas as well💡

@carbo

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REEVALUATING TECH FRICTION POINTS AND CHANGING MY LIFE A BIT BECAUSE OF PI AND ANDY SHAUF

been considering a flip phone for years. we’re not talkin full dumb phone, more a macro reevaluation of these devices, their positioning relative to my human movement through the world, where they add value, and most importantly, where they strip it away. i’m turning my old iphone 12 into a camera and a “social media machine,” a very small ipad if you will. this will largely live at home (where i work) and be used when necessary, less of an accessory to my being and more of an extremely useful modern tool, that when used in moderation, will, i think, be more than enough to keep me feeling like i’m “still plugged in.” however, out in the world, i don’t want my phone to ease friction- personally, i have no interest in moving through life with a crutch for my attention- i never intended for this to become the case, it hasn’t taken over my life or anything, but if i’m honest, it has altered the base level experience of the simple act of moving through the world, and i’ve finally decided “i don’t think i’m cool with that.” also, i’ve read the articles and watched the youtube videos, none of them pushed me over the edge. for whatever reason, it was the @ANDY-SHAUF rec, it just hit right, so, lfg. s/o to @PERFECTLYIMPERFECT (where i will continue to tune in via my social media machine and desktop personal computer, but not while i am standing on the sidewalk some place i’ve never been before. u get me??)