I don’t carry a phone, watch, or any other device. My smartphone is usually at home, powered off, just lying in a drawer. I turn it on only for two-factor login type of stuff and then turn it off immediately. It’s on a prepaid contract and costs almost nothing.
In fact, I never carried a smartphone in my life. For a long while I had a dumb phone. When smartphones became dominant, I stopped carrying a phone at all. It just felt obvious from the start that this device was bad for me.
As for practicalities: when going to some unfamiliar place, I print a Google Maps screenshot, or just look at a map on my laptop and memorize it as best I can. It’s a bit yolo-ish but I enjoy it. For messaging I usually wait until I get home and use the laptop. Airbnb can be used from laptop; Uber I don’t use.
The most fun times were when I carried pen and paper instead, and made notes everywhere and drawings of random stuff. In fact, now that I’m remembering it, I think I’ll try that again.
I don’t carry a phone, watch, or any other device. My smartphone is usually at home, powered off, just lying in a drawer. I turn it on only for two-factor login type of stuff and then turn it off immediately. It’s on a prepaid contract and costs almost nothing.
In fact, I never carried a smartphone in my life. For a long while I had a dumb phone. When smartphones became dominant, I stopped carrying a phone at all. It just felt obvious from the start that this device was bad for me.
As for practicalities: when going to some unfamiliar place, I print a Google Maps screenshot, or just look at a map on my laptop and memorize it as best I can. It’s a bit yolo-ish but I enjoy it. For messaging I usually wait until I get home and use the laptop. Airbnb can be used from laptop; Uber I don’t use.
The most fun times were when I carried pen and paper instead, and made notes everywhere and drawings of random stuff. In fact, now that I’m remembering it, I think I’ll try that again.
I’m impressed that you were able to pull that off in the modern world. I thought I was doing something cool by getting away with just a watch.