the more you take away from your digital world , the more you get in the physical one .
“ The entire value proposition of ‘ going light ’ with the Light Phone is around the time and peace of mind that a user is given when the smartphone and access to infinite feeds is removed ,” he says , adding that Light Phone ’ s users have reported drops in anxiety , spending more time creating or socialising with loved ones - and doing so with more focus and attention . “ That is the core of the experience of using the Light Phone : the things you do outside of the phone , in which the phone itself tries to be as invisible as possible ,” he says . “ The Light Phone at first can be jarring in that it doesn ’ t give users the same dopamine that the smartphone apps have been feeding us , but after the initial withdrawal , the experience becomes a profound one , especially in a time in which we experience so much of our lives through hyper-connectivity .” social media ,” assures the product page . “ It ' s a phone , it calls and texts . There is a customisable menu of simple tools , and a dashboard website to manage everything . There is a headphone jack , bluetooth , and it can be used as a personal hotspot .” And that ’ s it .
While it might seem weird to pay a decidedly premium price for a phone that does about the same amount of stuff as a $ 10 burner phone in your average crime drama , the ergonomics and design of the device seems to be about making sure that , once just about everything has been stripped away , what you ’ re left with is the best possible version of that experience . Also , says Hollier ,
LIFE , UNPLUGGED Hollier ’ s Light Phone isn ’ t the only device on the market supposed to help us cut our cords and smell the roses a little more . From charming projects like the rotary “ un-smartphone ” built by Engineer Justine Haupt , to a resurgence in sales of “ dumb phones ”, there are plenty of ways out there - from buying a new phone to installing a new app , to running naked into the woods on all fours , never to be seen again - of kicking the smartphone habit .
The trick , I think , is to set goals , get help , and take at least one small step towards filing away those digital shackles linking you to your device . Personally , I ’ m going to set my background to a high definition image of Margeret Thatcher eating the souls of the working class . If it doesn ’ t kill my dopamine high when I hit the unlock button , nothing will . mobile-magazine . com 131