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The Light Phone Saved Me…But Can I Live Without My iPhone?
May 23, 2021—The Light Phone 2 is perfect for digital minimalism, and it cured my social media addiction, but is it practical for longterm use?
Hello! I’m Andrew Folts, and I’ve been using the Light Phone 2 for the past two months.
I feel like a huge iPhone-shaped weight has been lifted off of me — I’m more focused and productive and mindful than I’ve been in a long time.
However…I use my iPhone for literally everything, and I don’t know if I can live without it. Basically, I’m stuck in cellphone purgatory, and I want to get out. So, by the end of this post, I’m going to make a decision.
One of these phones is going in my pocket, and the other one is going on eBay.
1. Burnout
This whole story goes back to December of 2020 when three things went horribly wrong with my life, all at the same time.
- Book: I published my first book, 365 Comics, but after three thousand hours of work, it flopped. I only sold three copies.
- Insomnia: Making content all day every day for twelve months set off my arthritis, so I was only…
