[Zaofy]

Same here. Even taking aside the things a smartphone are necessary for like 2FA, it's not like my life was massively different before it.

Instead of browsing the web on the phone screen I instead read a book or a newspaper on the train.

Instead of texting a friend that I'll be 20 minutes late because I missed my connection I instead had to hope that they'd still wait for me at the place we were supposed to meet.

Instead of checking google maps for directions I'd look at the maps hung around the cities or ask someone.

Now all of that might be because I'm an introvert, but I've been listening to music and reading books instead of interacting with strangers since forever. The smartphone just made it so I wouldn't have to lug around several books and a discman.

That said: I absolutely make the exception for work related stuff. There's a reason why I have a separate work and private phone, getting Teams notifications and other work related stuff during my time off can absolutely ruin my evening.