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Lately I get quite annoyed by people taking out their phones everywhere. I mean it's fun to read twitter and stuff but if you sit at lunch and four people around you are playing with their phone it's really sad. Even worse I catch myself doing it more and more often. This is why I'm trading my iPhone for a plain phone with no browser, mp3 player, twitter, facebook and what ever distraction client.

The goal is to figure out how addicted I'm already to the iPhone and I want to figure out is how it is in the public without distractions. I've got a mp3 player since 10 Years now and usually the first thing I do when walking out of the door is to turn it on. As soon as I'm at the bus stop I take out my iPhone and read twitter or something. I'm wondering how I will experience public transport etc. without those distractions. I will report the results here in a few days.

Fabienne @ 16.11.2009 23:20 CEST
I am VERY curious about the result. And will be watching you all the time, and search your bags, follow you to the toilet (ok, I think about that one again) :-)
Why "in a few days"?! Two weeks at minimum.
Self-awareness is great.

Regen @ 17.11.2009 07:54 CEST
Don't do it. I'd rather live with my addiction than experience public transportation without a way to seal my ears shut. I once forgot my headphones at home and thus had to listen to the amount of bullshit people are talking about while riding on the bus and it was really disturbing. At the end of the day my blood pressure was at an unnatural high and I had blood in my urine - no thanks, no more if I can help it -.-

kev @ 17.11.2009 09:13 CEST
Good idea except the music/public transport thing. Keep a music player which is nothing put that i suggest, like a shuffle or so. Good luck with your therapy! Bless, k

Filippo @ 17.11.2009 20:24 CEST
... why don't you have a look at this, and contact me back if you think it's a nice idea?
http://www.easytrailsgps.com/Micro-Donations

it can be nice if you can help me spreading this idea,... plz

Dan @ 24.11.2009 23:51 CEST
How's the experiment going?

ebi @ 25.11.2009 17:55 CEST
Not too bad never touched my iPhone so far. But I started to take an iPod with me because walking around without music is just too boring. I'm missing some stuff but generally enjoying to be without iPhone :) Will post a bigger report soon.

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