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I wish I were as interesting as my phone | Lukas Petersson's blog

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The screen on my phone is about half the size of a credit card. I bought it to overcome my smartphone addiction, but discovered something far more interesting: People are utterly fascinated by it. So much so that there’s nothing about me or anything I’ve ever done that has gotten as much attention as my phone. I used to be addicted to my smartphone, and it made me a worse person. My work was less focused and productive. I lost creative ideas because my phone stole those precious moments of boredom. And I was a worse friend - every time I reached for my phone, I signaled to the people around me that they weren’t the most important thing at that moment. For many years, I tried to find a solution. First, I tried app blockers. That often worked for a few months, but eventually I always found a reason to turn them off (temporarily, I lied to myself). After realizing that app blockers would not do it, I bought a dumb phone. However, that did not last long either. Today’s society expects you

The screen on my phone is about half the size of a credit card. I bought it to overcome my smartphone addiction, but discovered something far more interesting: People are utterly fascinated by it. So much so that there’s nothing about me or anything I’ve ever done that has gotten as much attention as my phone. I used to be addicted to my smartphone, and it made me a worse person. My work was less focused and productive. I lost creative ideas because my phone stole those precious moments of boredom. And I was a worse friend - every time I reached for my phone, I signaled to the people around me

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