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When did we collectively start turning off the sound on our phones? I remember back in the day, being on a train or in any public space, hearing all kinds of bleeps, ringing and tunes. At some point people even started choosing custom ringtones for important contacts. ‘Mom’ had her own recognizable ringtone or song that made sure you always answered that call. Slowly, one beep at a time, we started muting those sounds. And soon it almost completely quieted down. 

But why?

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Have you ever taken a moment to just look at your phone? Have a little moment with it without immediately giving in to the urge to turn it on? And when you did lock eyes, have you ever wondered what that thing that you use to communicate with the world is trying to tell you?

It wasn’t easy but I resisted the urge and as I looked at my shiny phone the following realisations came to me:

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A lot of creatives say that when they are on an airplane – where you are required to turn your phone, socials and inboxes offline – they produce their best work. Right there in the clouds. Yes, for some it takes being in the clouds, feet off the ground and no chance to get a wifi connection to get to work, to get in the zone to be going places in your brain to push out something to be proud of.

I once read that there was a man who had a book deadline and saw no other way to get himself to sit down and write, but to book a round trip-airplane ticket.

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I used to be part of over ten Whatsapp groups. To me that always seemed a lot but I have since then learned that most of us ‘participate’ in even more. In the one I was more active than the other but nevertheless they were always there. Even when muted, still demanding my attention. The real unnecessary groups I had left as soon and as quietly as possible. But with these last ten I knew it wouldn’t go unnoticed, it felt rude to leave and was any reason good enough?

And so I stayed. 

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One of the first things I did as soon as I started playing with the idea of getting rid of my smartphone was researching which phone would serve my detox best. 

It needed to be a ‘dumb’ phone – as they call them – meaning little to no internet facility. Well, if that is how they called them, I want the dumbest one out there.

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Sooo, I have decided to go for it and do this experiment. 

It’s an experiment I have thought of doing many times before. 

The first time the idea of this ‘big decision’ crossed my mind must have been eight years ago. But somehow it never happened. So this time I decided to call it an experiment, with a start date and an end date. To get myself started I decided to blog about the experiment. So that anyone who is playing with the same thought can follow along.

That sounds like I am doing it for you, right? In all honesty, it’s all to create accountability for myself. ‘Cause this experiment ain’t no joke. 

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Around the time my twins would almost turn one (still no idea how I survived), I found myself still feeling tired, overwhelmed, stressed, unfocused and downright not myself. If you are a new mom, you will identify with this feeling. I have since learned that every mom finds her own way to re-introduce herself to her new body and life and embrace it.

For me the way out of feeling depleted was to think BIG thoughts. Being a slightly ADHD, creative, intuitive, extravert, I am all about big thoughts, strong words followed by big moves. Conclusion in my head: ‘Something needs to change, so let’s do something BIG!’ No idea what that looked like but maybe Instagram had ideas, or at least some fresh pretty pictures to scroll past. 

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It’s the end of December 2020 when I start thinking about my relationship with my phone. The previous two years were dominated by being pregnant, becoming a mom of twins and witnessing the world trying to wrap their head around the covid-business. I was honestly too busy wrapping diapers in the most efficient way to fit as many of them in the diaper-bin.

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