I’ve forgotten life without smartphones.

[Bumblingbee92]

I spend far too much time on my phone. Last week I downloaded an app to block my access to SM between 9-9.

I’ve realised I haven’t really lived without being able to fill my life without immediate dopamine hits. I remember life without the practicalities of smart phones (AA map books, having torches, physical calendars/diaries/address books etc) more so, keeping boredom away. Maybe I should get a radio? Tv in the kitchen? Magazine subscription? Keep a book in my bag?

Sounds silly but to those maybe 50+ what did people do when they sat down with a coffee? I guess I remember as a kid I did have a sudoku book I’d lay in bed and do either late at night or first thing. I do remember my gran having lots of word search books but I can’t remember her ever doing them. I’d say in the 90s my mum spent a lot of time on the landline phone chain smoking or doing the ironing in front of the tele. The house was immaculate ready for unexpected visitors.

I guess I’m just rambling as I’ve forgotten how to spend time without it.

TV was better quality. Now there is more choice, I often feel there is less I want to watch. We used to have to go shopping which took up time. We used to have to write cheques and fill in forms and go to the post box to post them to pay bills and apply for things. We used to make phone calls and chat for ages. We used to have to go to the bank every time you wanted to do anything, or ring them and be on hold for ages. Everything just took longer. I would look through recipe books for stuff to cook. Now I just Google it. I would read magazines. I would read. Read loads in fact. Now I just don't. It makes me sad. I would also just sit and be still with myself. I used to people watch and I still do that a lot, especially on holiday! It's a shared hobby of DH and me!