[ThorinJacobs]

While on the train, I've started knitting instead of futzing around on my phone that I had been doing before. For me, it's been a very therapeutic exercise - a good time to deliberately shut out the noise of the internet and social media in general.

Now that I'm becoming more comfortable with the new hobby, I've started listening to audiobooks or streaming music while I knit - it seems to strike a nice balance.

Certainly the phone has enriched my life - it enables me to stream music and listen to audiobooks easily, but in my experience it's a dangerous tool as well, since it enables you to check social media more than is healthy. Everything in moderation I suppose.