I am not the author, his blog posts about the topic were very helpful in my process to 1. become aware of my own addiction 2. be confident in changing habits, and phone.

A lot of discussions online involve "you can disable notifications on a normal smartphone" or "you can use Screen Time to limit yourself" or, the worst, "just have some discipline". Imagine telling a cigarette or a drug addict "just have some discipline", it makes zero sense and shows a total lack of understanding of what is at stake.

There are various kinds of addictions, and saying "smartphone addiction" is a convenient way to hide more individual potential issues. For me, it is "internet addiction", and the ability to be connected any second with a small computer in my pocket is part of the problem. So replacing the object itself is, for my case, a necessary first step.

This article resonates a lot for me, and in 2026 the offer of "dumbphones" seems to have reached a level where people have some choice. To each their flavour, I'm testing one, let's see where that leads.