"Not using a phone taught me what a phone is really for. It’s not for communicating with other people, getting directions, reading articles, looking at pictures, shopping for products, or playing games. A phone is a device for muting the anxieties proper to being alive. This is what all its functions and features ultimately achieve: cameras deliver you from time, GPS abstracts you out of space, and an all-consuming screen that keeps you a constant safe distance from yourself. If there’s something you’re worried or upset about, you can simply hide behind your phone and it will all go away. One third o... www.omrrc.com

@SimonWoods "The problem is that having a smartphone in your pocket 24/7 connected to everything makes you overdose."

Thanks for sharing that. Was interesting to read about what he uses instead of the phone.

@Omrrc Yep. I've already altered my plan for my own set-up since my first reading of the post, though in a good way; I have quickly realised that my thoughts on this are also driven by my desire to have separate systems for work apart from everything else.