"I talk to my daughter about the "good old days" when we were forced to do everything without our cellphones, which, although helpful in myriad ways, are sucking the life out of our species in others. I recently racked my brain for a practical way to reclaim some of what I lost when, several years back, I began willingly handing over five hours of every day to my mini screen."
"The most practical option was an old-school corded phone and a cellular-to-landline adapter. The phone (mine is Pepto-Bismol pink with a 15-foot coiled cord) plugs into the adapter that pairs with my cell via Bluetooth as soon as it's in range. When I arrive home from work, I silence my phone and put it in a drawer for the night, while calls from iPhone-designated "favorites" ring through to the landline."
Tech fatigue has led many people to adopt analog hobbies such as crafting, reading physical books, and collecting CDs. Switching to an old-school corded phone paired to a cellphone via a cellular-to-landline Bluetooth adapter enables silencing the cellphone while allowing calls from designated favorites to ring through. A 2025 Reviews.org study reports 43.2 percent of people self-report cellphone addiction. Nighttime cellphone fasts can provoke anxiety and loneliness, described like detox symptoms. Using a landline with no restrictions permits normal outgoing and incoming calls from prioritized contacts while reducing daily screen time.
Read at Slate Magazine
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