I use it for phone calls, instant messaging, podcast listening, payments, and maps.<p>Everything else is on some other device. I try to put off casual browsing to the desktop unless i have something important to look up. Reading is on my Kindle. I keep most infinite scrolling and social media apps off my phone.
For me it's mainly about using the unique strengths of a phone compared to other devices. For example:<p>- My phone is always nearby, has a microphone and an internet connection. This makes it ideal for capturing ideas and todos in an app like <a href="https://braintoss.com/" rel="nofollow">https://braintoss.com/</a>.<p>- However my phone has limited screen space and cannot have multiple windows open side by side, so for organizing my todos or expanding on ideas, I use a computer.<p>And:<p>- My phone has an easily swipeable touchscreen, so it's well suited to triaging incoming e-mail.<p>- However my phone has a small and error prone keyboard, so for answering e-mail, I use a computer.<p>Etc.
Good:<p>- Making phone calls<p>- Text messages<p>- Calendar<p>- Mail<p>- Occasionally looking stuff up on the internet<p>- Maps<p>- Payment<p>- Reading<p>Bad:<p>- Almost all entertainment stuff (social media, games, reddit, ...)<p>Sometimes I lie to myself about how little time I have, when I look at the daily screen time of my phone I see where that time goes.