Christopher MimsJul 19, 2023

had an insight into what I'm aiming for in terms of my relationship with technology

I call it living an "analog life"

it doesn't literally mean that the tech I use has to be analog

it means that I'm trying to return to as much of a pre-smartphone existence as possible

more thoughts on this later, but I'm curious how anyone else has tried for this in their own life?

Show threadcstrauber
@mimsical The biggest thing for me is turning off nearly all notifications on my phone. That way I'm not constantly interrupted, but I still have an infinite version of the book I always carried, and the camera I would have carried if it weren't a pain.
Jul 19, 2023 at 1:05pmElk
Show threadAntique DigitalJul 19, 2023
@cstrauber @mimsical another idea I’ve adopted to minimize the impact of carrying a smartphone has been turning it on grayscale mode unless absolutely necessary. Turns out it’s actually less enticing to reflexively check a bunch of drab gray apps.
Show threadChristopher MimsJul 19, 2023

@antiquedigital @cstrauber that's brilliant! I just did this. Curious to see how it works out for me.

https://www.theverge.com/23637672/grayscale-iphone-android-pixel-samsung-galaxy-how-to

How to turn your phone screen to grayscale

Grayscale is easy on the eyes and helps discourage you from spending the night watching videos. Here’s how to switch the displays on your iPhone, Samsung Galaxy phone, and Android Pixel to grayscale.

The Verge
Show threadAntique DigitalJul 19, 2023
@mimsical @cstrauber I find it helpful to assign the function to a shortcut or gesture (I think mine is set to three clicks on the power button), that way you’re not having to go menu diving every time you want to take a picture.
Show threadChristopher MimsJul 19, 2023
@cstrauber yeah I did this long ago and it's been huge for me. I don't have push notifications on for anything save Google Photos (I enjoy seeing "on this day a year ago" type notifications)