Shared digital detox

Smartphones are not the enemy, reports Kev Quirk in his blog referencing Thomas Rigby’s post. True, the phone is just a tool, and our attraction is caused by the operating system’s constant demand for attention and the apps that try to eat away at our time.

I use my iPhone for phone calls and texting, like others, and not much at all (work aside). But I use it, quite a bit, for reading feeds, blogs, and news sites¹, and for listening to podcasts.

For me, it’s the only tool for reading things that aren’t books² and a vehicle for listening to audio media. My iPhone usage time is, consequently, always high – I don’t even monitor it, I’m ashamed of it.

So, I ask you: what reading device do you usually use (excluding books and e-readers)? How do you listen to podcasts, if at all? Do you channel everything to the “big” device (Mac or PC), or do you have other devices you devote more attention to (like a tablet or similar)?

I’m very curious. Email me, let me discover another world. Let’s try a shared digital detox.