[kibwen]

Last Monday in a fit of exasperation I turned my phone into airplane mode. And that's where I left it, for an entire week. I swear this was the most productive week of work I've ever had in my professional career. It's astonishing. On the weekend I wanted to call my mom and yet I dreaded taking it off airplane mode. I'm going to try doing this for the foreseeable future.

[lrvick]

You can do wifi calling in airplane mode. Left ours in this mode by default for months at first and then realized we could just cancel the cell phone plan entirely to save money. Wifi is everywhere when you need it.

[Thorrez]

What about using your phone for navigation?

[lrvick]

I personally just look up directions online before I leave and take a few notes. Usually commits it to memory.

Regularly relying on a GPS in general provably makes your brain weaker:

https://newatlas.com/gps-spatial-direction-ucl/48529/

[autoexec]

You can buy standalone GPS systems or use the one built into your car. Maps also exist

[doublerebel]

It’s easy to save map regions that work offline. GPS is passive and doesn’t need an internet connection to function.

[kibwen]

Yes, it's worth noting that your GPS is still active even in airplane mode.

[hexbin010]

Curious, did you have all notifications turned off prior to that? ie was it that you responded to notifications?