NY Times: A Practical Guide To Quitting Your Smartphone.

I’ve written about my switch from flip to smart (phone) long before. I really tussled with the concept of having work ‘chase’ me throughout the day. I delayed and delayed the decision, until I was considered a dinosaur amongst my competition.

I suspect the biggest detriment would be when I go to the grocery store; so many times, sold-out items require extensive discussion and agreement upon reasonable replacements. So say the broccoli is sold out or moldy - brussel sprouts or asparagus? Or something else? Such precision was never expected, pre-smartphone. And it never seemed important enough to require an actual phone call. We allowed creativity in vegetal interpretation without post-shop rancor.

(‘vegetal interpretation’ … God, I’m dying laughing at my brain right now … really rolling on the floor …)