{"id":220663,"date":"2023-02-14T08:40:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T08:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/?p=220663"},"modified":"2023-02-14T21:27:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T21:27:20","slug":"heres-why-im-trading-in-my-smartphone-for-a-flip-phone-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/heres-why-im-trading-in-my-smartphone-for-a-flip-phone-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s why I\u2019m trading in my smartphone for a flip phone this month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today I stowed away my shiny new iPhone 14 Pro and transferred its SIM card into a flip feature phone. <\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ve grown a bit tired of the smartphone as both a product category and as a general concept. The reason is manyfold:<\/span><\/p>\n This post riffs on some of the ideas in my latest book, How to Calm Your Mind<\/em>.<\/p><\/div>\n I often lose control of my behavior while using the device.<\/b> As I write in How to Calm Your Mind<\/i><\/a>, some apps hijack our attention by taking advantage of our brain\u2019s built-in desire for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>novelty. It\u2019s through this mechanism that our smartphone weakens our attention over time, shrinking our working memory while slashing our attention span. Research shows that \u201cthe mere presence<\/a> of these devices reduces available cognitive capacity.\u201d<\/li>\n\n
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