I was a pro at T9 texting. I could send a whole paragraph not looking.

6:17 map! Everyone should learn to read a map. Get a compass too.

Landlines, though considered "obsolete," are much more common than is known. If one is elderly, they are the link to health care -- even during blackouts, when they don't need recharging, and they have their own electricity supply.

On the topic of music: you could think about getting or reusing an mp3 player or iPod and intentionally creating a music library with the music you enjoy. This would make you be able to listen to specific songs when you feel like it and also (if your car allows it) plug it into your car to listen to whatever playlist you want. For me music is really important and also out and about I enjoy listening to music to pass the time on train rides or sometimes while waiting on something

I don’t like the QR code menus in restaurants, it’s silly. They do it in Malaysia too and I didn’t like it.

i use a hybrid model, for the office i carry both smart phone and a flip phone but as soon as I reach home I switch off my smartphone and only use dumb phone, this helps me add additional time of 5 hours on other activities.

I really want to get a flip phone sooo bad, so many look at me like I'm weird for it. Overall, for years when I go out, I keep my phone away. Like when I go to a boardwalk, I don't keep my phone on me. I'm going to get a "dumb phone", no matter what anyone thinks. ❤

How do you go about with 2FA? Sometimes they do not offer a text option.

Get an ipod for music

Balance in tech i think is important and also variety. I use the same nokia as you when im at home which is most days. And also for those days i use my smartphone as a internet sharing mini mini tablet.

The one thing I want a dumb phone for is I really don’t like being forced to use AI on smartphones… Another reason is that I have been hacked a few times

Lmao... read the bible?

Such an important video for our time. Very helpful. Wow… the questions alone are scary! Frightening how we’ve changed. This information helps tip the balance back to simpler tech and richer living. 👍🏼

Ashton, beautiful Ashton 😍

Good idea. I wish I could have a dumb phone with only these simple things? Bluetooth 5.2, Spotify, internal 128gb storage,4g network and WiFi that's all. The best phone manufacturer would be Nokia.

@ashtonwomack So, so, so inspired with your experience, thanks for sharing! I'm waiting for my contract with telefon company to expire, still 10 long months, and I'll surely do this amazing change! I was born in 1970, so I remember when we had only land line phones (Croatia) and looking forward if I've some messages written on the paper card, exp. your friend will call you later on... Really amazing times, when we've exchanged our messages on the small piece of paper, writing diaries, waiting for photos to be developed... I definitely want that back! Without apps that are tracking every my step! Be blessed and continue to share and encourage us, love and respect from Croatia!

That is so interesting to listen to. And I think you're right on track me being an older gentleman that used to run around without a cell phone I used to be able to go to any place without a phone a natural directions that if I bend to one place I can get their back again without a map or GPS. Right now the internet has taken my brain away I no longer can be able to do creative things I have to look on KZbin how to repair cars anyways I have been a automotive expert for 45 years. I have a story for you one time back long time ago I think it was around 2008. I decided to not have a phone for one year. All of my anxiety was gone life seen so much more peaceful and better then it was with a dumb phone!!!! Not even smartphone technology back then.. okay well I got my piece out that I wanted to say and now I feel extremely old like dinosaur old dirt. 😆😅😂

Question: You use a flip phone (not a smartphone). Do you still bring your smartphone with you in case you might need it, for example, if you turned up at a restaurant and the only way to access a menu was via a QR code?

I personally feel like this would just make a little more time for the things that need to get done . Haven’t finished the vid yet 👍🏼

I hate the way society is based on the assumption that everyone owns a phone. That is not true. In roughly a decade the dumb phone experiment will be borderline impossible. I say borderline impossible because someone might just about find a way to work around things.

Have you used ebook? How it work?

I think the reason why she did the iPhone experiment was because for more people pulling back your phone usage is far easier than going cold turkey, so most people would pull their usage back first.

When you are listening to music, radio or podcasts around the house, use a smartspeaker. It doesn't have a screen on it so there's nothing to hook you.

I lacked self control and would delete apps, but then 5 hours later, redownload them. I realized it was a real problem. So I asked my husband to put child locks on my phone. I can’t download any apps myself. I have to have him enter a code to download anything. It has been amazing. I can still take photos, and still have GPS and email, but that’s really it. And I LOVE it. I’m 28, and won’t go back. It’s been almost a year now. I even found that I really enjoy gardening and have so much more free time without the endless scrolling on apps.

Do you still have the phone?

Thank you Ashton for not having dumb music in the background

I wish i could do that but in my country we use qr codes for everything and we don't really use a lot of paper money. It would be a real challenge, that's for sure.

I did remove distracting apps, I had a gray scale for 6 months too, plus no notifications. It didn’t make a difference… yes, it reduced the time but sometimes I would literally check nothing. It’s so annoying!! So, I am going back to a flip phone - can’t wait!!

I never liked iPhone mostly because of the ui, but also because they are too restrictive. I struggled so much, just trying to change my ringtone to something custom. I think it's too hard to customize not just the apps but also the operating system. Being an android user, I found it helpful to use ADB (Android Debug Bridge) to permanently remove bloatware apps, as well as distracting apps. I removed samsung store and google Play Store from my phone, so I could never install something I don't want, and its the only solution that works because I physically need my computer to reinstall them. I recently was thinking about checking the dutch bros menu. I remembered I don't have a browser on my device, "no biggy, I'll just install it real quick from the Play Sto-- oh wait nevermind." Works like a charm, but it only works because I've been smartphone free for almost 2 years. Sometimes, you have to force yourself out of the funk you're in for a period of time. I do recommend that if intentional use of your smartphone is what you are aiming for, then switch out of an ecosystem that locks you in.

may i ask how do u post reels on Instagram through your laptop?

If you like listening to music around the house, get yourself a smartspeaker. Since there is no screen on it, there's nothing to suck you in. It's all voice.

Get an MP3 player! I found one online that had 32gb space with 128 expandable storage and a lot of them now also have bluetooth, they just dont connect to car bluetooth but speakers and earbuds are great and it was like $30

Mp3 player with blutooth solves the car issue! I love it

11:00 "slow typing in T9 is actually good" Maybe you should switch your computer keyboard to T9 as well /s

I grabbed a $30 Sandisc MP3 player off Amazon and download entire albums onto MP3 files or burn CDs. I love Spotify and still use it on my laptop, but the MP3 player lets me own my own msic and untethers me from my smartphone.

My motto: If you are Dumb enough to have a Smart device on your person or in your home; you will get what is coming. What is already here even

After 1 year and 10 months of using the Orchid Sunbeam F1, I am switching back to the smartphone, but not because I hated the experience. I'm getting ready to travel outside of the US for the very first time and there are going to be many struggles that I don't think I'm willing to overcome with a dumb phone alone. It made me realize that smartphones have their place when you need them. I loved my experience with my dumbphone and plan on switching between the lifestyles as I feel I need them, because I CAN. I initially switched to a dumbphone after I dropped my smartphone one day and cracked the screen. I felt SO HAPPY. When I was looking into getting another smartphone, I was just feeling dread. I listened to that feeling and I was ready to make the switch. It took a lot of outsourcing to make life work without, but it was worth it. What I feel now is excitement, because I'm CHOOSING to own a smartphone now. That was more important than I realized. I wanted to remind myself that the smartphone didn't have to be a necessity, that I can live without it. Now, it's a choice to live with convenience and I still have the choice to switch to simplicity when I feel like it. I learned that neither lifestyle is easy to maintain forever, but both will benefit a person. One in a while, we need a break from our devices to remind ourselves of what we are capable of doing, and once in a while, we need a break from the lack of conveniences so we can function easier in society.

I want a "dumb phone" that still has whatsapp, music & navigation, can do without everything else tbh

Its funny when technology doest work at the moment, allot companies wil must to close the store or restaurant.

why did u go back to smartphone?

if I switch to a dumb phone would I still be able to access whatsapp on my laptop? did anyone try that?

I'm a Gen Z and I recall being in elementary school wuthout a phone while the rest of the kids where on their phones...I used to feel so left out and lonely..snd I think it contributed to my addiction

can you videocall on your phone?

Smart phones are great it's a shame they have been ruined by the manufacturers who hijack your phone and dictate what you will have on it and what you can delete and they don't have removable batteries.

Awesome! Congrats on breaking the chains!!!! Thanks for sharing. Traveling without the gps mapping is fascinating. I read an article how not using your brain for that really stifles the creativity part of our brains also.

Get a punkt phone.

I got tired of letting the smartphone take over the time I should have been spending reading the Bible. KZbin is hard to kick though, but I don't let myself be on it at home unless I am eating, working out, or cleaning.

I miss slamming the phone! Not that I am an angry person, or like to argue.

I started to hate smartphones when I heard of this young lady (in her 20s) that didn't bother looking up when on her phone and got hit by a BUS!!! Like come on!!!! Then I noticed how people I talk to do have the mental capacity to stay in a conversation for longer than 30 secs, or they don't listen to you when you are talking to them cause they are busy scrolling.