Podcast: Are smartphones a net positive?

On this episode, we chat about lessons learned from Chris’s experiment to switch to a flip phone for a month. Topics covered include:   The impetus for the experiment; How smartphones are not meant to see switched away from; The phenomenon of zombiefication; The correlation between screen time and mental health; Reflecting on why the smartphone can make us unhappy; “Time confetti” and our phone; Why a phone doesn’t provide us with depth of experience; Raw material for change; Richness and depth of communication; Handing our attention to someone else (and why it can be a good thing); Heights of stimulation.   Links mentioned in this episode:   Episode 101: Using a flip phone for a month. (The flip phone experiment article will be posted this week!)   You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below! The post Podcast: Are smartphones a net positive? appeared first on Chris Bailey.