The Good
- Its easier to focus on conversations with the other person when you're not constantly distracted by some notifications and habit-shaping glances on your phone.
- It's easier to realize what's happening around you
The Bad
- I did miss an appointment because I did not take a look at my calendar that day. So I disappointed one person, who did need my help.
- My online communication via WhatsApp was nonexistent this month. So I might miss something urgent. But I think, if it might be something important (not to be confused with urgent), The people had plenty of other ways to contact me.
- I forgot my phone way more often at home than before. One time it resulted in a awful misunderstanding between me and my wife. This sucked so much.
The Ugly
- My wife uses Pintrest since yesterday. It did suck up about one hour on my life to stare on her screen.
- Writing text messages with T9 sucks so much, I will never miss it any more. I have to admit, I really hated it.
- I still wasted some time with playing a silly game (coded in Java for Embedded Systems, good old times).
- I tend to adopt an "better-than-thou"-attitude. "Hey, you still use a smartphone? You social outcast instant-gratification monkey!". That is a attitude I really had to watch out for and capture it, not letting any room to breathe.
