Maybe for some that's a regular thing (wish it could be me), but many of us rely on them entirely for our work, communication, etc.
Maybe it's weeks/months ago for some. Years ago for others.
For me, it was actually about a month ago during some traveling. Didn't have access to WiFi and didn't really need to for any reason at the time, so I took advantage of it.
A couple years ago I lost my phone in vegas, it was great. Just hung out at the pool all day with no one that could bother me
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I also lost my (smart)phone once and I was too cheap to buy another immediately. So I just had no phone for weeks. Damn, it was relieving. I should go on a long walk without my phone in the next days. I could take my emergency Nokia with me since I like to be prepared if I need to call EMS for someone else for example.
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at least 193 days based on my cowboy hat streak ๐Ÿ˜…
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that's a valid reason haha
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backpacking weekend in april.
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Funny you should ask, I'm about to drag my kids to a place that's about as close to the North Pole as it is to civilization, specifically in the hopes that we can all disconnect for a week. I actually remember a time when screens were not a constant companion, and I want my kids to at least understand what's been lost. I'm not naive enough to think they won't be as addicted as I am when they grow up, but I at least want to give them a basis for comparison.
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sounds like an awesome trip :)
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Thanks. I sit in front of a computer all day, So I really need this break. I'm hoping that boredom is as cool as my rose-tinted recollections of my childhood suggest.
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Cool, are you bringing lots of stuff (books, crafts, games)? We're staying a week with extended family and aside from the main events, it tends to devolve into everybody sitting in front of their laptop. I'm planning on bringing "toys" to get people interacting. It's tough though, the siren song of connected devices is strong.
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We'll be bringing books, but there's a lot of us and it's important to travel light (we're going quite far away from home), so I'm really counting on lots of time outdoors picking berries and whatnot. I think there's a TV in the rental house, but I hope I resist the temptation and the kids' nagging. I think a week of boredom will be good for all of us.
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A couple months ago I did a 1 day screen fast, no phone and no laptop. It was a great experience, and shows you just how much the constant communion with devices affects us. My mind felt...different. Less jumpy. Overall it was a huge positive, and when you tell people about it they're amazed, it's such an uncommon thing to do. I did things that had been on my to-do list for a long time.
After that, I thought I'd do it once a week, but ended up doing it only a couple times since then. The problem is, going without your phone nowadays equals going without telephones, telephone books, maps, address books, calendars, encyclopedias, cookbooks, regular books, etc. Things you need for everyday life.
It helps to prepare ahead of time. Go through your to-do list, and write things down on paper. Longer term, I'd like to start the process of becoming more independent of online services. For instance, I was using a online note-organizing app. I switched to text files, it wasn't that difficult.
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Depends on how you measure it. If device=smartphone then I've gone without it for about 6 months (used Apple Watch with LTE as my daily, it's basically going without a smartphone).
If it's ANY device with a screen and internet then it's probably been 20 years. Yikes, that's a crazy thought.
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Last year, when I felt like all the distraction was making me go crazy, I turned off my phone and just meditated for most of the day. I didn't do it the whole day, but I did keep it off until night time
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I went on a meditation retreat a couple years ago. No devices or speaking for ten days.
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I think it's been years
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yeah probably same before this recent time
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Too long to recall. That needs to change. Usually its when I'm camping /staying somewhere without Internet.
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even when i've camped i've still had my phone with me lol
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I was not ready to be asked this question
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Oooo tell me about it lol
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I honestly canโ€™t answer this question honestly! Its seriously not good, Iโ€™m a 24/7 survey.
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I'm often in places that don't have a signal, like beaches etc. So I can't communicate, but still look at the phone to know the time. I got my first smartphone in 2012, haven't gone a day without one since.
These days turning communication off might mean losing an opportunity to earn fiat and stack sats, so I have a strong reason not to do that.
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Ugh. It's been years. I accidentally locked myself out of a building we were doing some floor refinishing work in over a weekend a few years back. We had completed the work and were just loading the equipment back in the van and I left my jacket inside with my phone and the building keys in the pocket and someone closed the back door to the building so I couldn't get back in until Monday morning at 7am. Fortunately I had my car and house keys in my pants pocket so it wasn't a big deal. I just went a day and a half without a phone, which was nice, and went back Monday morning at 7am to pick my stuff up.
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a blessing in disguise
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Good question...
Twas long ago, in a time before the internet
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I proudly sleep with my phone under my pillow to maximize on the electromagnetic frequencies emanataing from my device.
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Cannot really remember a full day, but definitely few minutes here and there. It was great to feel free for a bit, smile, enjoy, live! Buts I still hear the vibration noise time to time. Sometime I also imagine my phone is vibrating on my pocket
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Nineteen ninety never...lol
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every seven days take one day without the internet
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"And I sure as shit don't fucking roll!"
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Saturday, Donny, is Shabbos, the Jewish day of rest.
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Careful... opsec...
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