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Ask HN: When's the last time you went 12 hours or more without a cell phone?

4 pointsby ChipSkylarkalmost 4 years ago
How long did you not have it for, what we're the circumstances, and how did you feel at the end of the distanced period?

5 comments

r_singhalmost 4 years ago
3 weeks ago.<p>Was living without electricity for a couple of days out here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;maps&#x2F;place&#x2F;Porsu&#x2F;@15.3472129,74.0123075,10z&#x2F;data=!4m8!3m7!1s0x3bbe4f6986a6fd39:0x2ee2a8e991cce264!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d15.0314226!4d74.0144519" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;maps&#x2F;place&#x2F;Porsu&#x2F;@15.3472129,74.01230...</a><p>Felt rejuvenated, always do after infobesity break
LinuxBenderalmost 4 years ago
I often forget to turn on my phone. I have a cheap throw-away flip phone. Even when it&#x27;s on, I don&#x27;t hear it unless it&#x27;s someone I know. Default ring&#x2F;message tone is silent. I was burnt out on phones decades ago so I don&#x27;t miss having it on.
moistlyalmost 4 years ago
Bought my first cell phone a few months ago. It’s a flip phone. It lives at my desk, I do not carry it with me.<p>But I suspect what you’re actually asking is “when’s the last time you went 12 hours or more without an internet connection.”
amarques6almost 4 years ago
I try to disconnect during weekends. I may not go without touching the phone for more than 12h as often as I wanted, but the significantly lower usage during the weekends makes a difference for me.
notrly1337almost 4 years ago
In prison I had no phone for the first year. Then smuggled one illegally. Not joking.