[veddox]

I've been thinking about moving to a dumb phone again for the past few months, but so far I've decided against it, for three reasons:

1. Signal/Whatsapp/Threema: biggest reason by far - while I message much less than many others, these platforms are just the way a lot of (group) communication works nowadays. It is possible to go without, but it causes so much hassle when organising things or trying to stay up to date with what's happening in a group, and would disrupt my international friendships.

2. Maps & public transport apps: are just super useful to have available, especially if you regularly travel in places you don't know (well).

3. Camera: This one I'm still a bit undecided on, but I think I would miss not having it at hand.

However, I do try to actively give my phone as little space in my life as possible. I have no social networks on it (I don't have any left by now, anyway), and no other apps that involve scrolling. And I continue to think about how I can avoid distractions from it.