It’s been about three weeks since I took the case off my phone.
I’m still treating my phone gingerly and making choices about when it’s worthwhile and safe to take it out.
My average daily phone use dropped around 25%.
The biggest decline in individual app usage: social media apps. I haven’t stopped using them, but I’m using them less as a pause between other things.
It may seem silly to buy an expensive tool and then work to use it less, but it’s also silly to try to use a drill as a hammer.
Am I paying for the quantity of tasks the phone can do, or should I judge its value based on the quality of the tasks it can perform?
I could trade in my iPhone for a retro Nokia, but this phone gives me valuable features—turn-by-turn navigation, a great camera for pictures of my family (and easy ways to share those photos), quick access to email, and contactless payment.
In a small way, directly feeling its design under my fingers reminds me my phone was built as a tool, not a toy.
This Builds Character 