I randomly yesterday just started thinking how much I use my phone, I’m 15, and well on my free time I’m usually on TikTok or other apps all the time.. and I think you have convinced me to just buy a cellphone so I can eat least make calls and texts and just use that on my daily basis! Thank you!
If it wasn't for my bank being app only and my bus being a lot cheaper on the app,I'd probably give this a go. The trouble is now , with most things moving to digital, it's difficult to ditch. It is a shame because it means that some older people and people not comfortable with the technology get left behind.
You should try installing a dumb phone launcher and disable or uninstall apps you don't want to waste time on. If you want to go the extra step, set your screen to grey scale. That's what I'm doing. I want my camera and Google maps or I would ditch my smartphone for a flip phone
I solved this buying dumb phone what have similar sized SIM card than on my smart phone. Now I use dumb phone and use bank apps etc. on my home when on WiFi. After workday I just turn off wifi so my smart phone becomes meaningless since it have no SIM card and no wifi. Now because I have same sized SIM card I can anytime take away my SIM card from dumb phone, put it to my smart phone and use it when necessary (probably only when I am navigating to new places unless I can find a way to download maps and use smart phone without network for navigation). Anyway, I think this way I can solve my issues where I need to have smart phone and keep dumb phone 99 % of time :)
You describe exactly how I feel about 'smart'phones. I 'need' one for banking and when we go on a trip with our camper to find good parking spots. But my everyday phone is an oldskool flip phone. When I'm out I normally leave it at home. I keep in contact with parents, kids with this phone. I dont need (a)social media apps or games to live my life. I choose REAL life! 🙂 For navigation in the car I use a TomTom device. Glad to see there are more people trying to live a normal life with real friends and real communication. I hope more and more people ditch their 'smart'phones and go back to living in the here and now and not living in a fantasy world in their screens.
im a young teen, and lately i've been noticing how i really am adicted to phone and social media (time limit isnt helping). i started watching bunch of videos where people share their experience of using a dumb phone, and i've got a desire to get myself one too. i bought yesterday a working dumbphone from thrift store for 6 dollars. im scared to tell my parents about it, and my desire to cut off that kind of "addiction". some of my friends know that somewhen i'll do it. i trully have this desire to stop using smartphone. but im not really ready for it. (ill make an update in spring or summer) autumn update: so i was using the bummer phone for quite alot, but it started powering off randomly, especially when you do calls. so im on my usual phone again, which is really bad because i feel like im really addictive to this piece of metal. that's why i decided to start saving up money for a new dumb phone. also if anyone's wondering, yes you can separate things - music player, camera, notebook etc. and I don't know why but it makes me feel disappointed in people on streets when i see group of friends walking and just be in their phones, like, "you can do this at home? enjoy nature now" :/
Hey im feeling the same. Like I wanna do it so much but yet im scared of what people around me are goung to say?? But hey its our life not theirs! Lets do it!
@@verad9917 oh i forgot, an update: i did this experiment when spring holidays came. the experiment lasted for a week. it was actually cool and calm. but I didn't saw the point of continuing the experiment bc i was just sitting at house using my laptop to chat with friends, so that didn't kinda really help me get away from social medias. but i want to restart this experiment in the summer, im def ready for it. and NOBODY was judging me for my choice to use dumbphone, lol, this made me feel better.
@@verad9917 hey I feel the same way sometimes, my family is actually really judgmental abt it they tell me to just “be normal” but if normal is staring at a screen for 5-8 hours a day then I’m okay with being insane 😭 at the end of the day we only have one life to live and all of that time wasted on our screens isn’t healthy or productive. I just ordered my flip phone today so I’m really excited to experience life offline and not be connected 24/7
Love this Anitha!! So inspired by you not owning a smart phone for 4 years. One of my intentions for this year is to be more conscious of my phone usage.. im doing my best to be intentional with how i use it. I feel eo much better already spending less time behind the screens. I looked at my phone usage times the other day and it scared me how much time ive been wasting behind the screen. I havent had facebook in 3 years plus and it feels amazing! Ive learnt that the people who want to stay in touch with you will make the effort to do so :) id love to to back to those times when we didnt have smart phones and social media.
hey i thought about this more, youre definitely right, it seems like the 80s were the time!!!! its really nice to hear people like you guys feel the same, its really great!! 🌞
@@dsrtsnwit was a great time. Would love to go back in time. I am addicted to my iPhone and I’m trying to cut down. The extremely scary thing though, is the fact that I’ve been addicted to iPhone since 2014. Thats 10 years and it was only videos like this, that made me even realise that I have a problem. For years, I’ve just been happy getting those hits of instant dopamine and because it’s not like hard drugs that destroy you, I didn’t even realise I had a problem. Just trying to watch 1 of my very few fav shows is extremely difficult now days because I can not concentrate and always grab my phone. I’m working on it. Saying that , I just got my first new iPhone 14 and I’ve not even unboxed it yet.😂😂😂 In my defence, apart from the sexy look and colour, I’m really not excited for a new phone. It does the same things this iPhone 7 does, just a bit better. If this phones battery wasn’t f’ed , I’d happily stick with this old fucker. Oh but what is it with couples and friends that in same room but both on their phones? That’s naughty and I don’t even reach for my phone then.
I deleted all social medias from my smartphone and it does the trick. I still have the google maps and Whatsapp for new routes and connecting with family. I only open TH-cam and other social medias when I'm on my personal laptop, which isn't used that much. but I don't really have a life that is full to the brim, I spend most of the days reading to be honest or cooking.
hey there :) this was really awesome to read, because it sounds like you are quite aware of phone usage and use it for the things that you really need in your life, sounds really healthy :D really proud of you! and reading and cooking are amazing thins to do, reading is truly incredible as you always will learn something, and cooking is excellent!!! i hope youre doing so well, really great to hear from someone like you :) sending you lots of love!!!
@anitha_kannan thank you for the kind reply, I was extremely sick for the past few days but I still want to manage my technology usage. what do you like to do in your free time?
This is the best video i have watched about this topic! I am 29 years old , i used to have a dumbphone when i was younger , i live the whole change from dumbphone to smarphone when i was teenager but i feel the destroying effects the last years.I have deleted instagram and facebook not only apps but also my accounts but i spend a looooot of time on youtube on my phone. A lot of months now i am thinking about to buy an old phone and i see related videos.Yours was the one that make me take the decision to finally do this! I am consuming so much content on youtube that i feel that i am no longer productive , i remember back then when i had a dumbphone when i was dreaming , thinking , exploring , observing and i want this part of myself back in my life. That part you speek about the senses spoke into my heart .( Sorry about bad english) Thank you so much ❤
At night shift right now, and reading this made me smile so much and really made me so happy, you have no idea! I am so so so glad this video helped you mae the change to the dumbphone, you are amazing, honestly. you should be so proud of yourself, and dont let anyone change your mind. You are making the best decision in your life b doing this, you will see how your life will change for the better
hey there :D thankyou so much, thats really nice of you to say :) and wow amazing, GO YOU!! so proud of you for going 1 whole year without it!!! Im so impressed!!! its really rare to find people without a smartphone, so you should really know how awesome you are for making that choice :)
2 months ago, I was watching TH-cam in my free time and got my attention to this particular video with a dumb phone on the thumbnail. watched it. Got amazed by it how he/she customized it in a flip phone from Japan. But here's the catch, I was born in the half of the 2000's and my very first phone was a flip phone and I enjoyed it. So by watching that video that gave nostalgic feelings to me and relive those moments again, having basic things like calling, texting. Also by watching your video, that really motivate me more of having it with me. Thank you.
0:24 My flip phone doesn't even have a game on it. Just calls and texts, as well as a few basic things like camera, calculator and calendar. It is the AGM M8 I got on Amazon UK for €108.
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wooooow, this was so inspiring to read, i am so so proud of you and find this very inspiring!! amazing that you have saved so much money and also helping the environment out!!! it must feel so good to save that much money, go you!!!! 😇 and 2 years of doing this- thats worth a celebration!!!!!
Here is this google map sentiment again, every video i’ve seen of basic phone users say they use paper maps and write down directions, I don’t get it! I’m thinking about switching to a basic phone but I’m not giving up the GPS, i’m going to buy one for the car. To me getting rid of the phone is more about getting back into life and away from social media, not giving up modern convenience. Have you ever thought about buying a GPS yourself? I can’t believe no one else seems to use one
i think i’m really kinda jealous that people live without smartphones in our time. recently i got an ipod to listen to music so i don’t have to take my phone with me for that anymore. it already feels soooo free! i know i’m addicted but it feels so free when the battery is empty when i’m somewhere and i’m just free idk, or when the phone is at home but like turned off. it feels bad when it’s turned on but somewhere. haha it’s addiction idk and i ordered a little dumb phone and i’m considering using it to go somewhere sometimes to like test my ability to get somewhere without it, without train tracker etc. it’s so adventurous again haha ! and then i can call or send sms if i need to but i’m not like lost in the existential sauce of internet, but in the existential sauce of the moment. and it makes me emotional bc it feels so free, like when i was a kid without a smartphone… :( it’s so crazy how many people are addicted and do not consider to change something about it.. we are wasting our time energy focus life :( thanks for sharing anitha 🧡🧡 it’s sooo important
I've started using a dumbphone as my primary phone. I can leave the smartphone behind and experience the world freely. It feels good. I don't think I'll be able to fully get rid of the smartphone because of banking apps and needing to contact people internationally.
I still have a smartphone because i think the upsides for the modern worldare worth it, but although i still have the accounts active i left social media about 6? years ago besides youtube (some say it counts as social media others don´t), so i´m out of the loop quite a bit but people like to talk so sooner or later i end up knowing, its true that if you are not glued to your phone people will strike conversation with you especially old people they will tell you almost their entired life story in 5 minutes.
4 years , wow. I did not own my own phone till I was 18 . Now I hide behind it all the time to avoid my surroundings. Eye contact . Anxiety . I focus on my screen when I'm in a elevator with ppl in it . I feel weird
hey hey! thankyou for being so honest about how you use your phone to hide, i felt ad when i read this, because if i place myself in your shoes, i can really understand how you feel and why you hide behind the phone due to anxiety. i hope you are okay, just know lots of people do this and its not uncommon, i think with gradual exposure you can come out of this for sure, small steps and pushing yourself 😇😇
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I haven't had a smartphone for 7 months because i gave it to my brother. At first it was so hard especially when I'm at school (i'm a college student btw) and I need to access some files but I couldn't because I don't have a smartphone. It was also hard when I'm at school and I need to know where my friends were and I can't message them. It was a bit scary. But as time goes by, I became used to not having a smartphone, I used my laptop as an alternative esp for messaging, searching things up and just to access files I need for school (but I can only do those things when I'm at home because I don't bring a laptop with me at school). When I'm at school, I was more present during the lectures and when I'm with my friends. I actually talked to my classmates more and I became more active and participated more during class. Having no smartphone actually helped me become more better. And true to what she said, I was more creative now that I don't have a smartphone. I did lots of stuff that I only wished to do when I had a smartphone. It was so worth it to gave it up.
The smartphone takes away our natural ability to learn and retain information nowadays. I think it has negatively affected my memory cause I rely on my phone for everything instead of working my mind.
Worth a watch is the 1991 film "until the end of the world", people get addicted to their devices and in the end the world has fallen apart... at least that's what I remember of it. Still a good film though. I should probably find it and re watch again.
going to look for this film tomorrow, sounds super interesting, i dont watch films but if youre recommending it to me then ill defs look into it. thankyou so much :D
It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, but the power you have in your fingertips is too crazy to give up, google maps for example, knowing when a certain train is coming, job related things etc. it’s too inconvenient to give up a smartphone
I'm looking for a dumbphone or a dumbed down OS for my phone that includes maps because I also need GPS for my work , Just know there is a middle ground
I’ve never had a smart phone in my life. Plus, I’m thinking I don’t want one. I see too many people addicted to them constantly having the phone in their hand and using social media all the time. The habit is first developed in Junior High School or earlier.
I totally get that and am trying to figure out how to work through it. The only option I can think of is to either get a kaiOS 2.5 device or link my tablet to WhatsApp on my computer and then shut off the tablet and hide it away somewhere.
Amazing how young people do a lot to 1. Get addicted to a smartphone and social media. And 2. Realise that life without is different but maybe better. They do a lot to actually live like we did in the 70s and 80s. Surely not everything was better in the old days but this? Yes this was definitely better. More interaction. More aware of the surroundings. The young knew how to talk to people. Now they don't. The young learned how to write. They had to. Now? Much less. Social skills are going down the drain.
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hey! i dont work at the moment, but when i did work, i used to only have the dumbphone, and i was able to do fine with it :) and none of my jobs required me to have a smartphone :D
That’s amazing! I am really inspired by you, I remember back in high school I could not look at my phone for days too and I miss that feeling. At least I don’t have social media anymore and I feel so much less stressed. Thank you for another great video. 🤍
hey lovely! 😇 thankyou so much for your beautiful words and for watching!! and im so proud of you for not having social media, thats incredible, you should really know how amazing that is, because it is up there in my eyes!! and so so good that you feel less stressed, amazing!! sending you so much love!!
You're right. Without a smartphone you're living your life and not have a piece of tech living it for you.
im really really glad you get what i was saying :D i hope you have an amazing weekend!!
Very cool! I am in my fourth year without a smartphone and loving it. I have the exact same dumbphone, by the way!
What service are you using sir?
I randomly yesterday just started thinking how much I use my phone, I’m 15, and well on my free time I’m usually on TikTok or other apps all the time.. and I think you have convinced me to just buy a cellphone so I can eat least make calls and texts and just use that on my daily basis! Thank you!
If it wasn't for my bank being app only and my bus being a lot cheaper on the app,I'd probably give this a go. The trouble is now , with most things moving to digital, it's difficult to ditch. It is a shame because it means that some older people and people not comfortable with the technology get left behind.
You should try installing a dumb phone launcher and disable or uninstall apps you don't want to waste time on. If you want to go the extra step, set your screen to grey scale. That's what I'm doing. I want my camera and Google maps or I would ditch my smartphone for a flip phone
I solved this buying dumb phone what have similar sized SIM card than on my smart phone. Now I use dumb phone and use bank apps etc. on my home when on WiFi. After workday I just turn off wifi so my smart phone becomes meaningless since it have no SIM card and no wifi.
Now because I have same sized SIM card I can anytime take away my SIM card from dumb phone, put it to my smart phone and use it when necessary (probably only when I am navigating to new places unless I can find a way to download maps and use smart phone without network for navigation).
Anyway, I think this way I can solve my issues where I need to have smart phone and keep dumb phone 99 % of time :)
You describe exactly how I feel about 'smart'phones. I 'need' one for banking and when we go on a trip with our camper to find good parking spots. But my everyday phone is an oldskool flip phone. When I'm out I normally leave it at home. I keep in contact with parents, kids with this phone. I dont need (a)social media apps or games to live my life. I choose REAL life! 🙂 For navigation in the car I use a TomTom device. Glad to see there are more people trying to live a normal life with real friends and real communication. I hope more and more people ditch their 'smart'phones and go back to living in the here and now and not living in a fantasy world in their screens.
im a young teen, and lately i've been noticing how i really am adicted to phone and social media (time limit isnt helping). i started watching bunch of videos where people share their experience of using a dumb phone, and i've got a desire to get myself one too. i bought yesterday a working dumbphone from thrift store for 6 dollars. im scared to tell my parents about it, and my desire to cut off that kind of "addiction". some of my friends know that somewhen i'll do it. i trully have this desire to stop using smartphone. but im not really ready for it. (ill make an update in spring or summer)
autumn update: so i was using the bummer phone for quite alot, but it started powering off randomly, especially when you do calls. so im on my usual phone again, which is really bad because i feel like im really addictive to this piece of metal. that's why i decided to start saving up money for a new dumb phone. also if anyone's wondering, yes you can separate things - music player, camera, notebook etc. and I don't know why but it makes me feel disappointed in people on streets when i see group of friends walking and just be in their phones, like, "you can do this at home? enjoy nature now" :/
Hey im feeling the same. Like I wanna do it so much but yet im scared of what people around me are goung to say?? But hey its our life not theirs! Lets do it!
@@verad9917 oh i forgot, an update: i did this experiment when spring holidays came. the experiment lasted for a week. it was actually cool and calm. but I didn't saw the point of continuing the experiment bc i was just sitting at house using my laptop to chat with friends, so that didn't kinda really help me get away from social medias. but i want to restart this experiment in the summer, im def ready for it. and NOBODY was judging me for my choice to use dumbphone, lol, this made me feel better.
@@verad9917 hey I feel the same way sometimes, my family is actually really judgmental abt it they tell me to just “be normal” but if normal is staring at a screen for 5-8 hours a day then I’m okay with being insane 😭 at the end of the day we only have one life to live and all of that time wasted on our screens isn’t healthy or productive. I just ordered my flip phone today so I’m really excited to experience life offline and not be connected 24/7
@@verad9917 Im 21 and I also feel the same way too. Let me know how it’s going so far .
if you were my child I would be proud of you for choosing a dumb phone instead of a smartphone they are the best things and are so freeing.
Love this Anitha!! So inspired by you not owning a smart phone for 4 years. One of my intentions for this year is to be more conscious of my phone usage.. im doing my best to be intentional with how i use it. I feel eo much better already spending less time behind the screens. I looked at my phone usage times the other day and it scared me how much time ive been wasting behind the screen. I havent had facebook in 3 years plus and it feels amazing! Ive learnt that the people who want to stay in touch with you will make the effort to do so :) id love to to back to those times when we didnt have smart phones and social media.
You would have loved the 80s. Nobody had a mobile phone except business people. It was a different time back then.
wish i was born in the 80s, this time just doesnt feel right
hey i thought about this more, youre definitely right, it seems like the 80s were the time!!!! its really nice to hear people like you guys feel the same, its really great!! 🌞
It makes it harder living now , remembering how much better life was before smartphones
Music was better too.
@@dsrtsnwit was a great time. Would love to go back in time.
I am addicted to my iPhone and I’m trying to cut down.
The extremely scary thing though, is the fact that I’ve been addicted to iPhone since 2014.
Thats 10 years and it was only videos like this, that made me even realise that I have a problem.
For years, I’ve just been happy getting those hits of instant dopamine and because it’s not like hard drugs that destroy you, I didn’t even realise I had a problem.
Just trying to watch 1 of my very few fav shows is extremely difficult now days because I can not concentrate and always grab my phone.
I’m working on it.
Saying that , I just got my first new iPhone 14 and I’ve not even unboxed it yet.😂😂😂
In my defence, apart from the sexy look and colour, I’m really not excited for a new phone.
It does the same things this iPhone 7 does, just a bit better.
If this phones battery wasn’t f’ed , I’d happily stick with this old fucker.
Oh but what is it with couples and friends that in same room but both on their phones? That’s naughty and I don’t even reach for my phone then.
I deleted all social medias from my smartphone and it does the trick. I still have the google maps and Whatsapp for new routes and connecting with family. I only open TH-cam and other social medias when I'm on my personal laptop, which isn't used that much.
but I don't really have a life that is full to the brim, I spend most of the days reading to be honest or cooking.
hey there :) this was really awesome to read, because it sounds like you are quite aware of phone usage and use it for the things that you really need in your life, sounds really healthy :D really proud of you! and reading and cooking are amazing thins to do, reading is truly incredible as you always will learn something, and cooking is excellent!!! i hope youre doing so well, really great to hear from someone like you :) sending you lots of love!!!
@anitha_kannan thank you for the kind reply, I was extremely sick for the past few days but I still want to manage my technology usage.
what do you like to do in your free time?
This is the best video i have watched about this topic! I am 29 years old , i used to have a dumbphone when i was younger , i live the whole change from dumbphone to smarphone when i was teenager but i feel the destroying effects the last years.I have deleted instagram and facebook not only apps but also my accounts but i spend a looooot of time on youtube on my phone.
A lot of months now i am thinking about to buy an old phone and i see related videos.Yours was the one that make me take the decision to finally do this!
I am consuming so much content on youtube that i feel that i am no longer productive , i remember back then when i had a dumbphone when i was dreaming , thinking , exploring , observing and i want this part of myself back in my life. That part you speek about the senses spoke into my heart .( Sorry about bad english) Thank you so much ❤
At night shift right now, and reading this made me smile so much and really made me so happy, you have no idea! I am so so so glad this video helped you mae the change to the dumbphone, you are amazing, honestly. you should be so proud of yourself, and dont let anyone change your mind. You are making the best decision in your life b doing this, you will see how your life will change for the better
Good on you well done, I haven’t had a smartphone for over a year now I love it
hey there :D thankyou so much, thats really nice of you to say :) and wow amazing, GO YOU!! so proud of you for going 1 whole year without it!!! Im so impressed!!! its really rare to find people without a smartphone, so you should really know how awesome you are for making that choice :)
2 months ago, I was watching TH-cam in my free time and got my attention to this particular video with a dumb phone on the thumbnail. watched it. Got amazed by it how he/she customized it in a flip phone from Japan. But here's the catch, I was born in the half of the 2000's and my very first phone was a flip phone and I enjoyed it. So by watching that video that gave nostalgic feelings to me and relive those moments again, having basic things like calling, texting. Also by watching your video, that really motivate me more of having it with me. Thank you.
0:24 My flip phone doesn't even have a game on it. Just calls and texts, as well as a few basic things like camera, calculator and calendar. It is the AGM M8 I got on Amazon UK for €108.
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wooooow, this was so inspiring to read, i am so so proud of you and find this very inspiring!! amazing that you have saved so much money and also helping the environment out!!! it must feel so good to save that much money, go you!!!! 😇 and 2 years of doing this- thats worth a celebration!!!!!
Cute and funny how at 17:15 you explain what a physical map was. Good points however, especially the creativity part. No boredom = no creativity.
A smart phone is one step away from having a clip implanted into your hand
Here is this google map sentiment again, every video i’ve seen of basic phone users say they use paper maps and write down directions, I don’t get it! I’m thinking about switching to a basic phone but I’m not giving up the GPS, i’m going to buy one for the car. To me getting rid of the phone is more about getting back into life and away from social media, not giving up modern convenience. Have you ever thought about buying a GPS yourself? I can’t believe no one else seems to use one
your story are like poetry..:)
i think i’m really kinda jealous that people live without smartphones in our time. recently i got an ipod to listen to music so i don’t have to take my phone with me for that anymore. it already feels soooo free!
i know i’m addicted but it feels so free when the battery is empty when i’m somewhere and i’m just free idk, or when the phone is at home but like turned off. it feels bad when it’s turned on but somewhere. haha it’s addiction idk
and i ordered a little dumb phone and i’m considering using it to go somewhere sometimes to like test my ability to get somewhere without it, without train tracker etc.
it’s so adventurous again haha !
and then i can call or send sms if i need to but i’m not like lost in the existential sauce of internet, but in the existential sauce of the moment. and it makes me emotional bc it feels so free, like when i was a kid without a smartphone… :( it’s so crazy how many people are addicted and do not consider to change something about it.. we are wasting our time energy focus life :(
thanks for sharing anitha 🧡🧡 it’s sooo important
I've started using a dumbphone as my primary phone. I can leave the smartphone behind and experience the world freely. It feels good.
I don't think I'll be able to fully get rid of the smartphone because of banking apps and needing to contact people internationally.
I still have a smartphone because i think the upsides for the modern worldare worth it, but although i still have the accounts active i left social media about 6? years ago besides youtube (some say it counts as social media others don´t), so i´m out of the loop quite a bit but people like to talk so sooner or later i end up knowing, its true that if you are not glued to your phone people will strike conversation with you especially old people they will tell you almost their entired life story in 5 minutes.
😂old people are so cute
4 years , wow. I did not own my own phone till I was 18 . Now I hide behind it all the time to avoid my surroundings. Eye contact . Anxiety . I focus on my screen when I'm in a elevator with ppl in it . I feel weird
I know The 🥴 Feeling!
@cottoncandy5832 it gets a bit frustrating but, I'm working on it . Hopefully we can overcome this sooner then later .
@@bklynoctorious498 We Shall! 🫂
hey hey! thankyou for being so honest about how you use your phone to hide, i felt ad when i read this, because if i place myself in your shoes, i can really understand how you feel and why you hide behind the phone due to anxiety. i hope you are okay, just know lots of people do this and its not uncommon, i think with gradual exposure you can come out of this for sure, small steps and pushing yourself 😇😇
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I haven't had a smartphone for 7 months because i gave it to my brother. At first it was so hard especially when I'm at school (i'm a college student btw) and I need to access some files but I couldn't because I don't have a smartphone. It was also hard when I'm at school and I need to know where my friends were and I can't message them. It was a bit scary.
But as time goes by, I became used to not having a smartphone, I used my laptop as an alternative esp for messaging, searching things up and just to access files I need for school (but I can only do those things when I'm at home because I don't bring a laptop with me at school). When I'm at school, I was more present during the lectures and when I'm with my friends. I actually talked to my classmates more and I became more active and participated more during class. Having no smartphone actually helped me become more better. And true to what she said, I was more creative now that I don't have a smartphone. I did lots of stuff that I only wished to do when I had a smartphone. It was so worth it to gave it up.
The smartphone takes away our natural ability to learn and retain information nowadays. I think it has negatively affected my memory cause I rely on my phone for everything instead of working my mind.
YESSSS! 100% This is exactly what I was saying, you articulated it much better than me! But so glad you recognise this :)
Worth a watch is the 1991 film "until the end of the world", people get addicted to their devices and in the end the world has fallen apart... at least that's what I remember of it. Still a good film though. I should probably find it and re watch again.
going to look for this film tomorrow, sounds super interesting, i dont watch films but if youre recommending it to me then ill defs look into it. thankyou so much :D
that phone is quite advanced actually, got icons on the display too. My phone only has black and white LCD display 😃
Map Quest used to give you directions but you would have to print out or write down the directions.
My concern has been Spotify but I've just decided it's not that important
I'm 4 years dumbphone next month. It was so much easier than I thought it would be. Missed the smartphone for maybe two days.
It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, but the power you have in your fingertips is too crazy to give up, google maps for example, knowing when a certain train is coming, job related things etc. it’s too inconvenient to give up a smartphone
i completely understand what you mean, especially when you are working!! it is hard but definitely do-able, but i still get your side 😇😇
I'm looking for a dumbphone or a dumbed down OS for my phone that includes maps because I also need GPS for my work , Just know there is a middle ground
Great video, thank you! What camera did you use to make this video on and do you do any social media for business purposes on your laptop?
i have changed to a dumbphone a nokia 2720 flip 4g and loving it i never want to go to smart phone again as i love the nokia rebrabded phones
can you contact someone who has a smartphone ?
Salute 🫡 to you for doing that.
thankyou so so much :D and appreciate that you watched the video!!! hope you have a great day!
Wish I could but I can’t live without Procreate pocket for drawings in the go. 😭
I’ve never had a smart phone in my life. Plus, I’m thinking I don’t want one. I see too many people addicted to them constantly having the phone in their hand and using social media all the time. The habit is first developed in Junior High School or earlier.
i would get rid of mine but i need it for google maps & work :/ but that being said i spend less than an hour a week using it.
Young girl without smartphone i cant believe
I have been using a dumb phone for two weeks and I'm having withdrawals. If I can find a better dumb phone with tools I really need I'd buy it.
Do you consider buying an ipad or tablet? Maybe that could be a good solution.
Jelly Star might be a solid choice for you. Smart but very small (but useable)
I need a smart phone to talk to family in Europe and to video chat. It’s all free too.
You don't 'need' it, you 'want' it. You can use a laptop with Skype and ditch the phone.🙂
@@rwten5955 I need it ...a laptop doesn't work when you're not home.. I wish I could trash my phone.
I'd really like to get a dumb phone but I also really need whatsapp because of university. I don't really know how I could solve this problem
Use distraction free launchers to dumb down your smartphone.
Before Launcher (Android)
Dumb Phone by Michael Tigas (iPhone)
I totally get that and am trying to figure out how to work through it. The only option I can think of is to either get a kaiOS 2.5 device or link my tablet to WhatsApp on my computer and then shut off the tablet and hide it away somewhere.
use minimal launchers for your phone.
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Amazing how young people do a lot to 1. Get addicted to a smartphone and social media. And 2. Realise that life without is different but maybe better.
They do a lot to actually live like we did in the 70s and 80s. Surely not everything was better in the old days but this? Yes this was definitely better.
More interaction. More aware of the surroundings. The young knew how to talk to people. Now they don't. The young learned how to write. They had to. Now? Much less.
Social skills are going down the drain.
Everything is microwaved I know exactly what you mean
Without a smart phone I wouldn’t be watching this. Is this your last video or should I keep my smartphone?😂
Buy a laptop 😁
Someone stole my email when i had my smart phone i didnt give it to anyone
if the goal of not having a smartphone is being more productive, dont count with me
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Don't u need a smartphone in ur job?
hey! i dont work at the moment, but when i did work, i used to only have the dumbphone, and i was able to do fine with it :) and none of my jobs required me to have a smartphone :D
before iphone or android stuff, phones were not called dumbphone. am I right or am I right?
Agreed 100%
Amazing!!! So glad youre on the same page!!! Sending you a big hug!
That’s amazing! I am really inspired by you, I remember back in high school I could not look at my phone for days too and I miss that feeling. At least I don’t have social media anymore and I feel so much less stressed. Thank you for another great video. 🤍
hey lovely! 😇 thankyou so much for your beautiful words and for watching!! and im so proud of you for not having social media, thats incredible, you should really know how amazing that is, because it is up there in my eyes!! and so so good that you feel less stressed, amazing!! sending you so much love!!
My concern has been Spotify but I've just decided it's not that important