[clement_b]

Before having a phone I was reading a lot of books.

Now, I read HN too much.

Is it better, is it worse?

Certainly not bad, if, the addictive, time wasting aspects are muted / avoided.

I think not using a smartphone in 2020 is actually a massive evolution step back. Used wisely, at the right time and for the right tasks, it's a killer device.

But used for everything, all the time, it's just another form of crack.

Get your phone back, get on top of it, you'll be as happy, I'm sure.

(also, running an old Android version is quite risky on top of being annoying)

[Insanity]

When my previous phone broke, I switched back to an old "dumbphone". It was quite lovely to charge it once a week and just forget about it for the most part.

Eventually I got a new smartphone though - especially when travelling they are a useful tool.