{"id":21643,"date":"2026-01-21T05:37:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T04:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/21\/my-analogue-month-would-ditching-my-smartphone-make-me-healthier-happier-or-more-stressed\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T05:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T04:37:33","slug":"my-analogue-month-would-ditching-my-smartphone-make-me-healthier-happier-or-more-stressed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/21\/my-analogue-month-would-ditching-my-smartphone-make-me-healthier-happier-or-more-stressed\/","title":{"rendered":"My analogue month: would ditching my smartphone make me healthier, happier \u2013 or more stressed?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I swapped my iPhone for a Nokia, Walkman, film camera and physical map, I wasn\u2019t sure what to expect. But my life soon started to change<\/p>\n

When two balaclava-clad men on a motorbike mounted the pavement to rob me, recently, I remained oblivious. My eyes were pinned to a text message on my phone, and my hands were so clawed around it that they didn\u2019t even bother to grab it. It wasn\u2019t until an elderly woman shrieked and I felt the whoosh of air as the bike launched back on to the road that I looked up at all. They might have been unsuccessful but it did make me think: what else am I missing from the real world around me?<\/p>\n

Before I\u2019ve poured my first morning coffee I\u2019ve already watched the lives of strangers unfold on Instagram, checked the headlines, responded to texts, swiped through some matches on a dating app, and refreshed my emails, twice. I check Apple Maps for my quickest route to work. I\u2019ve usually left it too late to get the bus, so I rent a Lime bike using the app. During the day, my brother sends me some memes, I take a picture of a canal boat, and pay for my lunch on Apple Pay. I walk home listening to music on Spotify and a long voice note from a friend, then I watch a nondescript TV drama, while scrolling through Depop and Vinted for clothes.<\/p>\n

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\nWhen I swapped my iPhone for a Nokia, Walkman, film camera and physical map, I wasn\u2019t sure what to expect. But my life soon started to change
\nWhen two balaclava-clad men on a motorbike mounted the pavement to rob me, recently, I remained oblivious. My eyes were pinned to a text message on my phone, and my hands were so clawed around it that they didn\u2019t even bother to grab it. It wasn\u2019t until an elderly woman shrieked and I felt the whoosh of air as the bike launched back on to the road that I looked up at all. They might have been unsuccessful but it did make me think: what else am I missing from the real world around me?
\nBefore I\u2019ve poured my first morning coffee I\u2019ve already watched the lives of strangers unfold on Instagram, checked the headlines, responded to texts, swiped through some matches on a dating app, and refreshed my emails, twice. I check Apple Maps for my quickest route to work. I\u2019ve usually left it too late to get the bus, so I rent a Lime bike using the app. During the day, my brother sends me some memes, I take a picture of a canal boat, and pay for my lunch on Apple Pay. I walk home listening to music on Spotify and a long voice note from a friend, then I watch a nondescript TV drama, while scrolling through Depop and Vinted for clothes. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I swapped my iPhone for a Nokia, Walkman, film camera and physical map, I wasn\u2019t sure what to expect. But my life soon started to change When two balaclava-clad men on a motorbike mounted the pavement to rob me, recently, I remained oblivious. My eyes were pinned to a text message on my phone, …<\/p>\n

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