Added one more that I thought of right after posting:
Be more present and embrace calm
I've known for a while how distracted smartphones make us (me). This year I want to be more present and take concrete action towards calm. This will mean carrying more dedicated devices. But each device will not have the internet. I want to go back to listening to my mp3 collection on an iPod, take photos with a point and shoot, and way finding without a gps. Maybe replace my iPhone XR, with a Galapagos phone
@jamesvandyne I miss both the unobtrusiveness and innovation of 2000-10's feature phones. Unfortunately there are no decent options nowadays, especially when you still need Line (or WhatsApp/Signal when in Europe).
@matspod 💯
Modern Gara-kei all seem to run Android, so they should be able to run LINE/WhatsApp/Signal.
I'm looking at the DIGNO KY-42C as it's new and like a man and a half on Mercari, so cheap to experiment with.
@jamesvandyne
I was really hoping Casio would make a a G-Shock Android flip phone maybe 10 years ago… not sure if there’s anything like that amongst Japanese carrier lineups now.