occultI've published a new essay on my website.
“Into the Dark Wood: The Right to Be Unknown.”
Oblivion, autonomy, surveillance, and resisting a world that refuses to let us disappear.
rostiger@occult This is such a timely piece, thank you for sharing it. I have been pondering the topic of my habits around smartphones for a while now.
I used to have a smartphone from 2010 to 2020 and then stopped to use a feature phone for three years. It was such a relief, I loved it. Nowadays I can't circumvent the necessity for owing and using one and I notice how much effort and self discipline it takes to keep my habits from becoming unhealthy. And also how extremely annoying I perceive the constant buzzing (even with most notifications turned off and it being in silent mode most of the time).
I've been making a habit of intentionally stepping into the oblivion, but now I have a word for it. 
@rostiger your experience mirrors my own and many others. It's difficult for sure, and everyone will be different.
The discipline to keep it within check is all you can do. Keep it up!
Obviously the use of the word is not new. The book I suggest reading at the beginning of the essay is what brought it back to mind. I don't agree with everything in the book. It misses a few things, but it approaches it from the philosophy / framework side, I just extended and applied it in my essay.