IT·Science Talk

Tried a 'dumbphone weekend'. Report from the other side

Left the smartphone in a drawer from Friday night to Sunday night and used an old Nokia for calls and texts only. Notes:

By Saturday morning I'd reached for my pocket about 40 times. By Sunday I'd read half a book and noticed my street has a lot of birds. Maps was the only thing I really missed, I had to ask a stranger for directions. She was lovely about it.

Would do again. Probably once a month, let's not go mad.