Bernard O'Shea: I swapped my smart phone for a 'dumb' phone — and I'm so glad I did

I don't want to regret on my deathbed that I spent more time looking at reels than dancing to one
Bernard O'Shea: I swapped my smart phone for a 'dumb' phone — and I'm so glad I did

I tried digital detoxes, and every fad going to wean me off the digital dopamine hits. Nothing worked.

Last week I lost my phone. 

I was, embarrassingly, in a panic. To think that this device that wasn’t even a thing for 30 years of my life inflicted this emotion is scary. 

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