Why I'm downgrading to a flip phone.
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Deleting Facebook was one of the best things I’ve done, it’s a start.
Me also. Dont miss it!
So much happier 👍
I avoided using both Facebook and Twitter because I knew how much of a time eater they would become.
ditto
I did it about 2 weeks ago for political reasons, but doing so made me realize that I spent too much time arguing pointless points with strangers. I do miss the shitposting pages though
Elon Mask: * releases a new Tesla model *
Matt: I'm downgrading to a horse-drawn carriage
😂
who is elon mask
lmao.. could instead go with a e-bike?
Well I want to see THAT :D
😂😂😂
i feel exactly like this!! i don't have hobbies anymore, i am not living, i'm just letting the time pass while entretaining myself with the phone
The smart phone does take my time n/d
Me too dont even listen to music way better on stereo system than phone
I just say dont be riped off sell ur smart phone .or but it in drawer .sending txt is horrible on old phone.just delete your apps and try look less opps am breaking own rules
I know I'm a year late on this video but it's so good to see others like myself stepping away from smartphones. Bring back the early 2000s I say
Can I ask what kind of 'dumb' phone you switched to?
I want to live like it’s the 1970s
You posted this comment 10 months ago, so I’m super late😅 but I’m glad too! I’m thinking of finding the phone I always wanted in 8th grade lol the razor 🫶🏽 I’m over social media tbh
@@3arcninja top 10 dumbest moments
Agreed
The whole point of getting a flip phone is to slam the phone to disconnect a call. You should try it next time
lmao
God I miss that. And flipping open the phone like a badass secret agent.
I miss that so much
Yep. That's 100% why I have one.
Back in the day , I’d get pissed off - (usually at some tail on the other end) , and snap the phone in 2 !
I went through a lot of flip phones :|
It's actually scarry how many thousands of hours we spend scratching a piece of glass
I mean same could be said about most things about life, what matters is what value that glass gives, mathematicians spend their life looking at tree barks and writing with white stones if that's your point.
@@bigpoop146 is that his point?
@@JakeKlineMusic i mean im not the guy so i dunno their exact point but it gives me that phone bad,book good vibe ykno? Mb if it isnt tho
I can't afford a real phone. I have a flip. Nevet been happier.
I'm not happy now, I'm incredibly depressed and really poor, I've just never been happier! 😂
Same I got a Nokia brick
Haven’t had a Facebook in 10 years and I’m completely off social media.
I feel so free and me and my wife are thing of switching to flips and different provider and not the big three ATT,Verizon,sprint.
@manuel Peña but is ain’t that bad it’s for everyone and it’s very helpful in ways
Sprint doesn't exist anymore, it is now a part of T-Mobile.
Humans have Survived for Thousands of Years without this Crappy Technology.
Amen explain why dinosaurs ruled for millions of years before human’s measly “Thousands of Years” and mostly all we have are artifacts?!!
@Hector Mata, mostly through tyranny... One species the king of terrible lizards really, earnt the name Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Judging by my text books, flip phones would have been a challenge for them.
Shortly after them, mammals invented democracy and the rest is history.
I agree but it’s not the phone, it’s the social media addiction.
Yeah!
But they weren't at the top of the foodchain , they were when guns and boats and tech were created
my daughter, at 17 years old, now 18, gave up her smart phone for a flip phone too... her idea. seriously, talk about an enlightened kid. AND.... an oh sooo proud Mama, i am.
Wow...that’s one smart girl! Ahead of her time! Congratulations good mom👌
You've got a good kid there. Kudos to you both!
That's amazing. She's really ahead of the curve.
that's awesome! hope she sticks too it!
That's a very good trend 😉👍👏
Deleted Facebook and messager, best move ever. The flip phone is next .
Doro is the way to go, a phone with a camera, no apps. I call people and speak to them.
Just did the same thing.
Do it..You wont regret it. its a little hard at 1st and friends and family will think its weird. But you will truly be free from the slave device and become more aware of whats really important in life.
I just keep my friend list down and snooze anyone who rants instead of sharing. I still prefer messenger because it has cute stickers. I still use my iPhone 6. I hate the waste that upgrading phones creates. My phone is used mostly when I’m out of the house. I use my iPad at home and use it mostly for benefit. I help my husband in his lawn maintenance business, love hiking, exercise, and have a ton of hobbies.
I wish I can delete my messengwr though I can't because its wherr we are supposed to talk about group projects and its where we do announcements but I did delete fb
I use a 3G non smart phone. It sends and receives texts, makes and receives phone calls and takes pictures. I don't use social media. I surf the net on a desktop and read books. I'm happy.
How do you do this? I thought one couldn't get a smart phone without a data plan
@@jimyoung9262 I don't use a smart phone. I have 2 desktops, a laptop and my wife has a pad, why would we need phones to access the net?
@@jimyoung9262 It's not a smart phone.
@@JohnJ469 A lot of folk need 24/7 access, it's an addiction pure and simple.
@@matoko123 It's an addiction true, but addictions can be broken. To me a very sad sight is 6 people in a club lounge and they're all on their phones. Why even bother to go out?
"Why do I need this?" Well, you don't. You've been conditioned to think that you need to spend a thousand dollars every year on a new phone when the one you bought last year still works just fine. People are brainwashed to believe that they need this in their life as if they will be missing out on something. The same way people buy the new COD or Madden games EVERY YEAR. even though the games change very little if at all. You dont need a new phone every year. You're being conditioned to think that you do. I had an iphone SE for years without issue. The only reason I upgraded my phone and ipod was because they made it so neither of them would work properly anymore. They became obsolete. The phone wasn't working properly. the ipod wouldn't connect to itunes anymore. I was forced to upgrade. It's all a scam.
I used some Motorola phones for the past years like the G5 and the G7!
The only reason that I upgraded my G5 is that it's had a crack on the screen and was bleeding out color real bad so I got rid of it and got myself a G7. Both of them cost about $250ish bucks since I got them with being 3 years apart from buying them. And yes, they are my most expensive phone that I paid for and honestly it's not worth it... The G7 is my last Smartphone that I would buy before strictly buying these "Dumb phones" for cheap. I just want to use a phone AS a phone, Headphone jack to listen to music that I have it installed on the phone and calling personal people. I despise social media and thank god I don't have a Twitter or a Facebook! Too much fucked up shit on there to see that is filled with Assholes or morons. I'll gladly keep my sanity thank you.
Agreed, I’ve had my phone for 3 years now and never seen a reason to spend $1000 every year when the one you have does everything you need
Well the iPhone 6sPlus I bought for nearly $1000 beginning of 2016 still works perfectly, no lag. Its battery is at around 69-70% tho. I guess these iPhones last a long time. An iPhone 7 I got from my dad has lagged quite often but It's still fine.
I still have my Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. Still works. I bought it when they first came out. That will tell you right there how long I've had this phone. ONLY buy another phone when the current phone you have no longer works or functions properly. Save your money or spend that extra money on something productive.
Yeah my phone huawei nova 3 has worked for 4 years but now its kinda glitching but still works well.
My husband has had a flip phone for 6 years now. It really has changed him. He’s way more engaged with our kids and life in general.
Getting the kids to put down their devices and engage with him back is the hard part.
How do you guys solve GPS navigation?
@@exalia_org you can read the signs on the highway.
@@exalia_org ask for directions.
@@exalia_org go buy a map. Those still exist
Your 30-day challenges are literally my shower thoughts brought to life
True af
Tru dat
😂👍🏽
I agree 😂
Same here
i'm 17 and i've never had a phone of any kind and so thankful for that. My friends think its hella weird but i actually have face-to-face conversations with people lmao
update: i am 18 now and my parents got me a phone for my birthday:))
Good for you !!
Good for you! You will be light years ahead when their "brains" crap out!
Smart.
Good on you
Th......then how did you comment this,if you say laptop,you can do everything on laptop that you can do on phone,you can do even more on laptop....you can play games,steam,epic games launcher,its pretty much a phone
I come from a time when phones were attached to the wall. You will be fine.
Alternate Title: I downgraded my phone to upgrade my life
Nice...but the problem is social medis
Good one!
nice!
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2. What kind of videos would you like to see more on UA-cam?
I'm doing a bit of research and I'd appreciate your help.
Thank you so much.
you can upgrade ur life with smart fones you just must know the way😉😉
I definitely found myself salivating over these newest Apple releases. You really have to catch yourself and remember that's exactly how they want you to feel. Thanks for the reminder, Matt.
I am a big fan of your videos. You really helped me with your videos. Thank you for the great content is all want to say
@@varane3603 same
Absolutely. Thanks man!!
also twitter sucks too
YEAH!
You don't need to down grade. Get rid of social media. Use the phone to read, listen to books and navigate. It's not the tool it's the user.
True I even tested it. I use apps for meditation, listening to self help podcasts and only call. I only use UA-cam but not that much and I use Instagram for myself. I just take pictures of my paintings and post them there but I don't follow anyone and nobody follows me. I stopped using Facebook and my mom still tells me to use it everyday or else I'm not "normal." I'm so pressured to use social media apps by my family and relatives that its making me feel more anxious. It's about how you use your time and how much you spend on your phone or screens.
Agreed, it's a wonderful technology if you use it right, calling it anything else is putting the blame on the technology instead of the people who use it.
I agree my friend. It's not the phone it's the user. I can watch soaps on the TV and other silly pointless nonsense but none of it influences me at all. It's a bit of fun or relaxation it's not real for god sake. We usually fast forward through all TV adds but if we do watch theme we know they're just saying "give us your money fool". There was a scheme a few years ago where the government were going to make sure that every person in the UK had access to a PC. Of course they don't need that scheme now as everyone has a smart or iPhone and that's what the powers that be want. If everyone is staring into that screen then they're being brainwashed and controlled and that's great for this current agenda that's disguising itself as "the virus".
@@SgtNicholasAngle I think the reason is that many people struggle to not use their phone for social media etc. even if they intend to quit is that it has become a habit. So using a device (for some time at least) that simply can't open these apps makes it easier to break the habits. I completely quit using reddit (only social media I ever used) but it wasn't as easy as just deciding on it, I still have a page blocker for it in my browser, because even after months the habit is strong, sometimes you need a bit of an extra tool to change your ways, and I guess the same goes for using a flip phone for some time.
Exactly I switched at 17 to using my phone without social media, mindless games, or UA-cam and since then I’m back on UA-cam but I can’t spend hours on it without feeling inactive or like I’m just being a slob and unproductive in fact it took me a few days to even enjoy it anymore because it wasn’t fun to me. UA-cam is useful if done correctly and so is the device which I use now for fitness and dieting along with audiobooks
I studied abroad during college in the 90s and travelled to almost every country in Western Europe, without a phone or Internet! I gave up Facebook in 2010, haven't used Twitter in 3 years, and recently disabled Instagram. Last week TikTok was the last to go. UA-cam stays because I learn a lot here. I just wanted my time, attention, and brain back.
“2-3 hours every day”
Me: *looks at my screen time app that says 8 hours*
I’m averaging 10 hours a day, I was freaking out
Lol guys, it's only 9:30 am and I'm already at 4.5 hrs screen time. I feel sorry for myself.
9-12 hours
8-17 hours-
It's scary shit, just imagine,
Would any one OVERUSE cellphones if they had to do it for 5 hours straight? Lol what the fk rite?
I always wanted a flip phone so I can just fold the phone dramatically when ending a convo like in breaking bad.
emyuniverse that’s hilarious!!! But legit a great idea👏🏻
or dramatically break it in half when you don't want the "feds" tracing your call
I have one and the ending call via closing the phone is one of the best feature!! :)
Not as much of a flex as it looks. Most drug dealers use burners like that and lmfao you dont wanna emulate breaking bad homie. Trust me. From someone whos went from cookin to sellin it, it ain’t that glamorizing. I snorted a line off a knife like tuco n i gotta say, wasnt as cool or satisfying as it looked.
Moshi moshi Walter
this is a necessity for the younger generations! the phones destroy relationships with people and i mean real relationships not just streaks or whatever. im 17 and have switched for 2 ish months now, it has made quality of life indescribably better.
I ordered a flip phone too and I'm 17! Can't wait to get it! I wish more people from our generation was aware of the situation and could do this for themselves
@@squidwardphobia657 I'm 17 too!! I ordered it now 12:10am, tomorrow morning it will be arrived. We 17 year olds are really mature for our age
@@nexus2223 yes indeed hahah
Lol 😆 I seen a guy walk into a light pole because he was so into texting he wasn't paying attention to his surroundings! I was laughing so hard I almost walked into another pole! 😆
I really want to do this. My phone is my biggest distraction. Kills my focus.
Do what though? He’s only doing it for a month (and that’s if it’s even true, we don’t know what happens behind the scenes) He’ll be back to the iPhone and be chained to it like the rest of us.
@@lNTOTHEGRAVE Even though he's doing the experiment she can still try it herself right? Different people had different experiences.
@@lNTOTHEGRAVE bro your comment literally makes me feel sorry for you.. why so negative?
@@jeds1988 not negative at all. Facts don’t care about your feelings.
Phones can be very powerful tools, but also terrible distractions. And it can be addictive!
I started to decide to leave my phone only in a certain room at home and only use it there (definitely NOT in the bedroom).
It really helped me to become more aware of how I use it and it increased the quality of my sleep!
"Not just distract yourself but to actually live your life".
I totally agree with you on this but please ask nokia to sell at a lower price too for flips.
There's no rule that you have to use phones just for cheap entertainment. You... you realise how useful they are? That's got nothing to do with the product, it's got to do with the user of the product and the way they decide to use it.
@@butterflyexists very true! But its kind of like when youre on a diet and you see a brownie. The temptation of having all of this at your fingertips might be too much for some ppl to be disciplined enough to say no.
While sitting in the waiting room getting my car serviced, I was amazed, there were four young people probably in their 20's sitting, relaxed, reading actual paper books.
I just ended my 10-year relationship with my smartphone and purchased a Caterpillar S22 flip phone from T Mobile a few days ago. I wanted to re-connect with people and reality. I 1st watched your video 6 months ago and it definitely got me thinking about what zombies we've become as a society. Great video!
How's the battery life?
@@s.haan_ Hi Shaan, It is pretty good battery life on a full charge. Having said that, I had to go back to an iPhone because my entire family is on it and just makes communication a bit easier.
@ConcerningTheTimes Thank you for taking the time to respond! Yeah I'm probably gonna use it as a buffer phone to detox for a bit. 😂
@@s.haan_ Exactly, go old school classic when the tech is getting to you 😀
Every blessing
That phone is a smartphone you can install games and apps
I agree with you 10000000000% my phone has made me less sociable and motivated in real life. I can spend hours on my phone surfing the internet reading and watching things that are not relevant to my life. I preferred my standard old school Nokia phone but the problem is now smart phones are essential for work. I need 4 different apps for jobs that I've recently had.
The scary thing is smart phones have only been around for 12 years. Imagine the effects technology in 30 years. It’s only going to get worse and worse. Like WALL-E.
Apple should release Wall-E
@@tonyvercetti8056 Wall-i
It always goes down the hill, hopefully we will learn from our mistakes and do better, concentrate more on the important studd amd use technology only for meaningful sruff. Unfortunately many people use social media as their jobs and now while many people have to work from home it's kinda loop
And more and more people will choose to follow habits like Matt is. It's not all bleak
Sounds like boomer
“ 2 to 3 hours every day”
Most people particularly young adults and teens have a screen time of 5-6 hours
"5-6 hours"
Most of them spend time online for 10+ hours
Those are rookie numbers. It's 7 am and I still haven't slept 😅
@Raman Raghav lmao sorry but this is just fax
9-12 hours average this week. If I could delete the smartphone without losing access to survival-critical services, I'd get rid of it in a heartbeat.
Im about to do it! I'm currently taking care of my mental health, and i saw people down grading to older phones and i'm so excited to do it, because i didn't think that could be possible... wish me luck
During college I downgraded to an old blackberry. It was awesome and allowed me to focus on grades.
How long before you move to Cup and String? I'll be on the other end singing.
Will you stay on the line until I fall asleep?
@@mattdavella everytime.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Perfect Guys! 😁
Can you tie me into the string?
This comment is gold 😂😂😂😂
If we downgrade to flip phones, we could help stop technocracy.
I stopped upgrading at I-phone 6 and I turn most things, data OFF most of the time
If we all downgrade to flip phones, big tech will simply cease their production. Actually, I'm surprised they haven't already. Once they notice a trend in everyone digressing, they will pull the plug on it.
@@rickshaw6198 you got a point...I'm "afraid" they would sneak in or force "the chip" sooner, faster, harder, really marc 0v the beeest. We must refuse and resist en masse. Their plan must fail.
I am being tracked because of smartphones so I am looking at flip phones options.
@@mareecee8681 they can still track you with a flip phone.
On a side note. A friend of mine. Bought their three kids which are Middle School. $1200.oo iPhones each. Lol. Sad to think this is what we have become. Allow me to say it again. Just to make sure that it sets in. A seventh-grader. With a $1,200 iPhone
I did volunteer work at my son's school for awhile. You wouldn't believe how many incident reports get filed daily, for stolen phones. Even half that price is outrageous, but it helps the companies rip you off for insurance costs.
That’s normal now and days.. if the kid is respectful, has good grades and has manners he deserves it, it shouldn’t concern you one bit
So glad to see this, all social media needs to be abolished. We need to go back to basic talk/text and communicating with people we know. I'm going to try this eventually, stayed on my 2016 SE and use apple watch but going to get rid of social media apps.
You don’t need therapy, you need to get rid of social media. This guy gets it.
But a lot of you all need therapy
Yip. Social means getting together 🥂
I mean a lot of people defintelly do need therapy but social media is also an extremely big contributor to mental health issues in our current world that’s facts. It’s a good way to start for sure
Ok boomer
@@TheCarnivoreSoprano not really bro if you go out more and get fresh air every day to clear you mind you dont need therapy
30 years later: downgrading to an iphone 12 pro
As if any Apple product would work after a decade, much less 30 years. Planned obsolecence is too polite a term. Got an ipod touch (a few actually) I can't use because its "too old for updates" but older apps don't work either even if you find them for most services. The hardware is still fine, Apple just wants to sell more and more e-waste, so they slowly bricked it, as they do all their older devices. Good riddance.
@@outspokeninsider752 well said.
Agree so much! I am actually in the process of divorcing my iPhone; working on delegating all the duties my phone performs, ya know? Like buying a wristwatch and more😂♥️👍🏽
I'm still rockin' the same flip that I bought in October, 2008. Over time it's become my conversation starter and my way to make people laugh, I've even had a few people tell me they envy me. I understand why people buy smart phones, I do, but it's never been something I felt I needed.
which flip phone is it?
Samsung 8CH-U430 (I think that's what it says, it's pretty faded). Since it's a 3G I had to replace it with a 4G Kyocera flip which I really don't like. @@tattisinghji123
I was triggered that you clicked the “End Call” button then closed the phone. I miss the satisfaction of ending a call by slamming the phone shut 😍
Haha so true!!
What about the days you would have your phone in your pocket, texting from memory :)
2022: Natalie leaves Matt's carrier pigeon on read and he is LIVID
😂🙌
Why else do you think its getting easier for everyone to get a phone, even with bad or no credit. They want everyone to be tracked.
Yep. Like your title! Are you in the sea?
More than just tracked ..... lobotomised.
Why would your credit matter to buy a phone?
@@alexsloan4976 in Canada, cell phone companies do a credit check for you to sign on with them. Been like this for over 20 years, but now it getting easier for everyone to get sign on wth a phone.
Still track dumb phones
Unless you unclip the battery 🔋
Good job Matt, doing what most of people is not doing, show you are such a special person, actually, it show your character, self control, and your powerful mind
The irony is that most of us are watching this video on our smartphones
Flip phone user since 2017. IPAD ftw
this says a lot about our society, which we live in...
*we live in a society*
-batman the hero we didnt deserved but done needed i think thats the quote.
Nope, watching this with my flip phone.
YUP
The irony is that, to avoid buying a new phone, he buys a new phone
De-graded our mental health, increased our anxiety, and made us feel alone more than ever.
A more accurate description of the effect has NEVER been uttered.
I've never had a smart phone, and I never will.
'De-graded our mental health, increased our anxiety, and made us feel alone more than ever.'
I thought you were describing Lockdown.
@@zantas-handle the two are not mutually exclusive...lol
Spent most of my life not carrying a phone around; not about to start.
Check suicide rate increase since 2007.
I don’t buy into that social media did that..
I blame parents for not raising their kids.. and they themselves on their phones.. and letting the tech creators raising them.. and praying on their week minds.
After just yesterday watching that documentary on Netflix “The Social Dilemma”, I absolutely get it. Everything with the tech companies is all to get you addicted and then keep you addicted to their platform services.
Without question one of the best and most bryttaly honest video make in this century! Every word stay as a mountain!
people are so focused on getting the new things that they don't even ask why.
I made a video about using a flip phone for 30 days about a year ago! It had its challenges. No GPS and not being able to Google things was hard. I used an old iPod to listen to music (which forced me to listen to old songs from the 2000s). I found myself calling people a lot more because texting was painfully slow. And not being in group chats meant I was somewhat out of the loop. But it was very refreshing getting off of social media and disconnecting. I began checking my phone every couple of hours instead of every 10 minutes. Can't wait to see what you take away from the experience Matt!
@Raphael Oliveira that's a better solution than downgrading to a flip phone, because it's important to have the extra features of the smart phone in case of emergency like checking the map to know your location if you got lost
I can do without all but GPS while driving. What was your workaround? Old Garmin’s are dinosaurs to use..
Ah amazing! You're ahead of the game :) Thanks for sharing what you got out of the experience. Def excited about this.
@@999a999a Back in the old days we used to look at street signs and maps and even asked real people to help us if we got lost... There are probably still street signs but much less people since the corona "situation" hit.⛔🚸⤴️➡️ 🛣....🚶♀️
What about using a smartphone (without social media apps) during weekdays and a flip phone in weekends and vacations!
Step no. one: Turn off all notifications!
Including sounds. I have my sound off, not even on vibrate. If it's important then people will keep trying. Far less of a distraction for sure.
Everyone HATES that I've got all notifications off. I did it because I was sick of being available to everyone and everything 24/7. I was to the point of returning to a simple pager... Then I saw the cost of services these days 👎🏼
I needed this channel man.
Dude at the store acted like downgrading to a flip phone was a regular occurrence
It’s probably more common than you’d think
Matt: I am switching to a flip phone.
Me: Oh, to a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip or...???
I thought of the Moto Razr cuz that's more like the og
Looking forward to see how this plays out! GL
Good move! A step toward regaining yourself!
I did something similar and downgraded my iPhone. I only have 4 apps on my Home Screen: messages, calls, safari, email. Stripped it back to more basic uses. I have no social media accounts, no reddit.
To be honest, I don’t miss any of it. I’m enjoying not having the constant distraction of opening and checking a collection of media apps over and over again throughout my day.
I'm with you bro, the only external apps I have on my samsung s6 are Sam Harris' guided meditatinos and Spotify. Have you treid putting your phone in greyscale? makes the phone a lot less addictive
Have to agree with you here, phones are tools, you chose how to use them, I just got rid of all my social media apps and it's gone back to being a tool I use for calls, messages, music, books etc.
im so proud of you omg
Sweet work. On my Android phone I use the Indistractible Launcher. No icons. No clour on any screens. Everything is presented as lists. When I am away with work I turn everything monotone as well. The only notifications that are allowed to get through are from the 'Long Haired General' (the Wife).
Wow that is amazing I’ve been trying to do this too
I have always wanted to try this out ! Looking forward to your review 😅!
Our very own Tayo!
@@hesacuber wow you here, what a small world
9ja represent!
The Nokia 8110 4G and the Nokia 2720 both have KaiOS a Linux operating system. They have 4G data, and streaming apps. You can’t use Netflix but you can listen to podcasts, use Google assistant and Google Maps.
A good way to go dumb phone without losing important features
@@CubeHead Yooooo!
😂
Great video. These makes me miss the simpler days without social media, all the hi-fi phones, just simply being people who greet each other and are just simple. I feel like-though im grateful for everything and shouldn’t be complaining, I do feel like the world needs simplicity right now. I think things become a bit overcomplicated with all this new stuff.
I feel the same way. I’m not downgrading to a flip phone though. I quit social media. I’m trying to be more active. I’m working out more. I feel more confident.
It’s amazing how we ever met up with each other before cell phones, but we did. We traveled and drove without phones. We had to use use public pay phones when we were away from home. We used maps to navigate.There weren’t answering machines either on our phones either. Not that long ago.
I miss physical maps! IMHO, they are more comprehensive than apps doling out one line of direction at a time! When i used a real map, i saw the comprehensive area and route at once, and got a better idea of my trek. I used to travel all over chicago area with a map and some written bullets on an index card. It was actually quite relaxing! It allowed me to use my eyes to search for major roads, and not have to make abrupt highway exits because of not knowing what was next until too late!
Social intercourse sums it up.
@@deborahgrysko2427 I work in the UK as a map maker..!! Best 40 years of my life..
And it was annoying af going to meet someone with no phone ect.
@@thisislilalice No it wasn't annoying. In fact it was never a problem. Of course those brought up on mobile phones would be quite incapable of arranging a meeting without them. We still had functioning brains back then. Those 'brains' have been replaced by the smart phone. Smart phone, stupid people.
I feel like social media may be the problem rather than the specific phone.
Exactly!
Mobile gaming is a big addition as well and so are video streaming apps like UA-cam, Netflix and Prime Video.
I agree! I had a friend downgrade their smartphone to lessen social media use but still ended up addicted to tinder (web browser version)
It's obviously the majority of the problem. But if you can't resist it (and it's extremely hard to resist), you need to make it much harder to get to. To stop addiction you need to avoid any cues that will lead you down the path.
Yes
Wow! I was thinking about switching back to flip too! This is a good omen I guess! Thank you!
The editing on this video is top notch!!
I had a flip phone up until 2017. The minute I got an iPhone I was hooked, no joke. Currently on month one without social media (only youtube and streaming). Gotta say, I have never been so productive, and all my interests in hobbies are coming back since I basically don’t have anything to check 24/7. Totally recommend.
UA-cam is social media.
Same! Feel so much more alive!!
@@ill2daMAX Sort of. Not in the same way as Facebook or like apps. I only use a tablet, no smartphone. I’m not on Facebook or other social media. There are a few places I make comments like UA-cam and a few religious forums. I don’t socialize on line at all. All my close friends don’t do smartphones or even have a laptop, tablet, or internet access. I make regular voice calls and use the voicemail as an old-fashioned literal answering machine. (I’m old enough to remember when having one of these in your home was cutting edge!). I watch UA-cam mainly at night because that’s when I can receive my neighbor’s WiFi signal. Something blocks it by day? (Yes, it’s with permission! It costs him nothing.). My flip phone is a Trakfone.
19 year old here. Ever since quarantine I changed my life around
- quit my addiction to weed and porn
- started to lift weights and read daily
- got an internship and work for a purpose
I've even started a youtube channel to spread this internal knowledge we all know of. If you are on the path, my content will remind you why you do what you do. STAY STRONG Y'ALL!
Are women allowed to stay strong as well?
@@kathydent2116 yes, yes you are!
@mrnbrc Appreciate your comment greatly 🙏
you rock. stay strong!
How many hours in a day you watched porn ?
You are really good as a talker thanks for this video it was really clear yet personal
Dude I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time. I’m going to try it!
Right on man! 👍 good job
Matt 2030: “why I’m going homeless”
I recently revealed the genders of my two girlfriends. It got a lot of hate and now has 30 times more dislikes than likes. I am really sad that people can be so mean. Sorry for using your comment to talk about my problems, dear noam
@@AxxLAfriku Wtf ???
@@AxxLAfriku your channel is a fever dream bud
@@AxxLAfriku stfu
Can we just appreciate that salesman that simply accepted when he said he wanted to downgrade? "I want to downgrade to this flip phone" / "Ok" / "Is this even possible?" / "Yeah, should be". That was kind of wholesome for me for some reason.
in the US you have to go to your carrier to change phone? I would just swap sim card on my own in Europe
@@Qrzychu92 You can do it in the US too, as long as the phone is compatible with the network your previous phone was on. He probably just pays other people to handle everything for him and didn't know
@ Márcio Angelim I caught that too, no push back. My kind of customer service
@@ejej3084 They’re not going to tell you can’t buy it
I worked for a US based telco as a sales agent once. Downgrading still counts as a sale and still gets sales agents commissions. Also most of these phones are old stock so it still gives revenue to the company.
i used to have a samsung sgh model phone. with the full keyboard that looked like a blackberry. LOVED that thing!!
The stress and anxiety you talk about is in your mind not in your phone. My Life revolves around the reading the bible and music while stuck in the house......try it 👍😁✝️🕺🎶🇬🇧
Excellent! The zoom has been great for prayer times and Bible studies during this time... from the computer-it's only on when you turn it on and it isn't connected to commercials or anything else! From where do you hail?
@2dawgz as many as you like 👍✝️😇
Amen. The Word of God is all we need
3:10 - "As i spend more and more time on my phone.."
Me: "Oh don't we all"
Matt: "..2 to 3 hours every day"
Me: "..."
4:12 - "What if i downgraded, just for a little bit.."
Me: "I know what i have to do"
Matt: "..just for 30 days"
Me: "But i don't know if i have the strength to do it"
Same...
me who uses my phone an average of 12 hours a day 😭😳
@@ripkobebryant3353 you have got a problem bro
@@ripkobebryant3353 my average is 7 hours a day
I just end up minimizing everything on my phone - turn off notifications and uninstall apps and it basically is like a flip phone at that point, but added benefits of having maps or apps when I trully need them.
Same. The hard part is not giving in and installing those apps again though. It’s so easy to do
@@willhelliwell Exactly. I tried this method and found myself reinstalling twitter and insta every couple hours so it became counterproductive
@@sohinidutta97 I think I've only installed Insta once again in the past week so I could DM someone. For me the fact I can post to all the social media sites on the PC (and the fact I sit in front of a PC for work all day) definitely stops me from constantly reinstalling the apps. I can just wait until I'm next at the PC.
@@willhelliwell Oh I didn't even think about that lmao. I'll see if that works for me, thanks!
This is the way.
Did this years ago, used one of my FAV flip phones from 2010ish for a few years till 2017 when I switched carriers and had to switch.. It was a peaceful few years with texting/calling being the only distracton. I LOVED it..
You hit the nail on the head "it's new and I want it" ! genius
I see a bigger problem here: Our economy needs to change. We can not measure our growth at the GDP and force the consumers to buy buy buy!
There has to be a sustainable component to it! The feel good wealth of a community, nation, continent needs to be given value!
Because after all, our economy pushes the 4 or 5 releases of Apple, Samsung and others every year, as we need to consume and buy buy buy! :( This kills our planet. Very fast!
@Cesar Gomez this is totally fine, at some point an upgrade or buying something is totally fine. Even I gotta admit I upgraded from my iPhone 7 to the 12 Pro now, as I didn't want to change the battery for the 3rd time. My mother will be more than happy to to upgrade from her phone to my iPhone 7.
I personally (! (don't want to accuse anybody here)) see the problem in the Zara shopping cycle community, where every 2 weeks new products are being displayed and people really get those new products every time! Also Zara is just an example, which describes it pretty well tho!
It is time to take out the speed a bit, let the nature re-grow, maybe learn to fix something instead of just ordering a new one and so on!
Happy to discuss! :)
Your dollar is your vote, my friend. And that‘s the way it should be
I feel like we are in an extreme of capitalism right now where people buy more than they can spend time with it and companies produce more than we actually need.
I agree although it is not just our economy that pushes them but also their own greed!
Not our "economy" - our advertising rules and regulations. Outlaw micro targeting and excessive tracking algorithms. Like being used on us... on this very site.. but clearly matt D would rather you downgrade your phone than point out how youtube ads is the real problem.
I downgraded to an old blackberry phone last summer. After a short period of time, I started noticing the difference. I felt happier, my anxiety almost disappeared, I felt more productive and more creative. The only downside was that everyone else was using a smartphone. I couldn't connect with people digitally, nor even in real life, because they were on their phones as well.
Which Blackberry?
I have iPhone XR as my main driver and a BB passport as my secondary, now I have switched to BB passport as my main driver and it’s been only two days and already I can feel some changes
1. What's the one thing you like most about the personal development niche and Matt's videos?
2. What kind of videos would you like to see more on UA-cam?
I'm doing a bit of research and I'd appreciate your help.
Thank you so much.
what about whatsapp and stuff you use to communicate? did that blackberry support that or you just found other solutions?
@@JulesTheBum curve 9360, it was the cheapest I found :)
I have been wanting to do this for so long, I can’t wait to see your final thoughts.
Almost every human being that has existed on the face of this earth since humans began to exist, has done just fine without a smart phone. It's not difficult, if you give it a little effort.
i would be getting another phone but for my buisness the IPhone i have right now is just my personal
There's a really good book about exactly this topic: Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport. He goes into much detail and gives lots of practical guidelines. Really recommend it.
It’s very good! Great advice. Thanks man
I'm gonna read it
Thanks for the recommendation. Appreciate it.
I read Deep Work and it was amazing. Thanks for the recommendation I’ll check it out
@@rizmarzia It's the perfect 'sequel' to Deep Work
“I was using this as a coping device.”
O U C H. 😵
coping device indeed.
I did this a few years ago and it took me one whole year to heal my addiction to my phone. Totally worth it! I didn’t like living my life with a phone attached to my hand...
Sir, you are so right!!
These smart phones are made to track everything you do.
That's the biggest problem, as I see it. No one seems to care.
That is why I hardly ever take my phone withe me, only on long journeys and I always switch it off.
Ya stupid China CCP
I said China so f what
You’re so right about that.
Most people don't understand - and some don't want to understand - that the advent of so-called 'social media' and higher and higher 'Gs' is nothing but a trap for the mind and money of simple gullible folks. In fact, it's often even worse than that as it can and often does compromise financial security and privacy.
a month later, "30 days of using a flip phone", "Why I'm switching back to a smartphone."
Lol
he actually mentions that it will be for 30 days
Accurately Prophetic.
Haha
Thank you for making this video
Ive been thinking about taking the plunge. Aside from maps, 1 messaging app, and occasionally and the go pro app, I really don't have that much functionality need for a smartphone these days. Strongly been considering downgrading myself. I know that once I got off Facebook in September 2020, I have felt alot better overall. I cant wait to see the follow-up to this video.
When everyone's upgrading to iPhone 12 man's downgrading to a flip phone
Respect++
There's no reason to upgrade, if you use apple products(I don't) then use an iPhone x
Yo. Restepk.
Not me. I own an S7 Edge, but it's starting to glitch I might get an iPhone XR.
@@sweetheartcarebear5534
How long did you have it until it started glitching?
I have mine for 3 years now, it works fine and I hope it will do for some more years.
@@red_dll I believe just a little over 3 years. It could be from an app I'm using. I need to go through apps and delete some including things I don't need, or from dropping it. My husbands works fine and his phone is the same one. Electronic companies can make electronics expire. I had a DVD player that just stopped working this year and I read on a news report that the certificate expired for all those DVD players like mine.
I have that exact phone. Biggest challenge: people text me, I call them right back and they don't answer, and they don't even check their voicemail if I leave a message. Even my closest friends can't seem to remember that talking on the phone feels better than texting - tone of voice, and real-time back and forth of an actual conversation are an antidote to the loneliness everyone complains about, but they "don't want to bother anyone" by calling. You're not bothering someone who likes you by wanting connection with them! And to schedule anything, it takes less than 60 seconds while talking on the phone, but trading texts can go on for literally *days* and in that timespan, my availability changes. It's so much simpler just to have things scheduled than to try to keep juggling a bunch of maybe's. I have an old GPS in my car, and a chromebook for internet. Some things are actually more expensive with a flip phone because places like gas stations offer a discount if you use an app to pay, and you can't do anything that requires you to scan the data matrix.
I use my iPad to read, to keep notes, but mostly to write a book. I also watch movies and listen to music. When you use it for specific purposes it really is productive. Otherwise it jusrpt wastes time. Never had a smart phone, never will. Like up you I use a flip phone! Thanks for this wonderful video!
So is your iPad not wireless? Or smart tech?
Don’t have much problem with social media, more then tiktok. I only go in there too update my own tiktok account and make maybe a video when I’m bored or have time
I have a flip phone, had it for a few years. Not for your reasons, I'm just in poverty
Being poor makes the more important things much more obvious.
Are you in America?
At least you don't have to worry about battery draining
@@technic1285 Being poor makes me so productive xD
Heh, yes. Can't afford a smart phone. Seeing how enslaved people at work and on the street are to theirs I'm thankful I don't have one.
I did this about 3 years ago. Life changing.
Thanks for all the likes, wow!!
Long live the Light Phone and prayers that it can be used in Asia one day.
What changed for you?
@@JoaoSilva-ii7ir I switched to a flip phone. I started reading more, building stronger relationships, and realized social media was a trap. I still can’t quite shake my UA-cam habit >
Well i use a smartphone only for 1 thing, i need internet for my work, and i'm doing my trading there, so if not for these 2, i would not even need a phone to begin with:)) i don't even use it even now, only when i need it for something, no social media and all that, so you can go offline with a smartphone to, but has some very convenient things you can use on it and makes your life easyer and gives you more time for other tings. And yes, i'm not buying any phone that cost an arm, i just use budget phones and even those i change it when it's already to slow to do what i need to be done with it.
@@matthewheadland7307 being cognizant is not enough. Awareness without change is not enough, but its a great first step. Change is the key - one day at a time. This addiction is stronger than most realize.
You make some interesting points, especially about the consumerism. I feel like I have to have the latest and greatest, just because its faster and better. I personally don’t feel the way you do about the dependancy on my phone, I’ve only ever used it as a tool. The most important of them is being able to make pictures with something i have in my pocket and being able to share those pictures. I think i’ve had my phone not even charged for atleast a couple of months last year cause I just didn’t need it. I only really use it as a phone for work.
Yesterday I thought about downgrading my smartphone ... so this video comes as a confirmation!!
Before Smartphone I had much more time that I used creatively. This past year I wasted a lot of prescious time .... even though it was a blesing on the one hand it becomes an addiction on the other hand. Thank you for your input!!
Yep - I've had a flip phone since I can remember. To me "It's just a phone" That's what I use it for. I don't text - I actually talk to people. I store phone numbers in it so I can "Talk" to people. I don't need to be connected to the internet everywhere I go. I can actually see where I'm walking because my face isn't focused on my phone. If someone calls I choose to talk or not. I can actually hang up on content I don't want. I have a PC lap top I use if I want to connect to the internet.
I don't have a need to take pictures of everything around me. That's what God gave me a memory for.
Get off you're "Smart Phone" and start talking to people again. Soak in the beauty of what's around you. You don't need to be in constant contact with everyone on social media. It's all fake anyway. Get real and start talking to everyone again.
Me too, but not in a bad way. £35 Doro flip phone and aging laptop, no satnav ,but do have a map and a brain.
Which flip phone do you prefer? Most of them get really bad reviews.
@@annaburns5382 I'm on my third Doro, or will be shortly as replacement battery cost is not a viable option. Model 2404, slightly improved, so now has bluetooth and dual sim, really easy to use, which is a bonus as I'm more of a dinosaur than a technophobe.
I do all of the above and I still like having my smart phone. it depends on what you decide to do with this tool. Your livestyle may not require that you pick up email or texts while out of the house. My business does. I love tracking my workouts, having digital images that I take with my phone, taking notes, organizing my day, being able to transfer that data between my phone, Ipad, laptop. I dont do much social media, but my phone is the most useful tool. I dont have to find that grocery list that I put down somewhere in my house, or that important note or notes that somehow got misplaced. I listen to the news on my phone, have all my contacts in one place, deposit checks into my bank account (only at home) scan documents that I need, track where my car is when I park it in an unfamiliar parking lot, use it as a magnifier in a restaurant when I forget my glasses. The flashlight comes in handy too. So many things! But I walk by the beach with the phone in my pocket, and I listen to the ocean, watch the clouds float by and feel totally alive!
@@susankievman642 you sound very addicted to your technology.
I’d rather Apple actually take 2 years or so to come out with an upgraded phone instead of coming out every year with the same shit.
Woah most likes I’ve ever had. Thanks everyone for your opinions and inputs on this topic!
Eh, some years it's pretty much the same. iphone 6s-8 were pretty identical minus the improvements to the manufacturing side (waterproofing and whatnot), but the original iphone X and now iphone 11 are a massive step up. The 12 is less exciting because the 11 was so amazing. That's how engineering works. You save up improvements until you get a ton of awesome stuff and then you release it. The next cycle after such a massive improvement is going to be less impressive. The only thing I was really excited about was that 16 billion transistor M1 chip Apple made. It was seriously impressive.
I personally find great satisfaction watching the improvement of technology and keeping track of it. This is coming from someone that spends maybe $350/year average on cool new electronics. 2 years ago that used to be closer to around $250 but there are so many cool new things with tangible improvement from 5 years ago coming out!
they cant. People s jobs depend on the yearly release
you can simply ignore the year after year release. Just pretend that they dont happen
They probably already have many, many prototypes with features much more sophisticated than what they are giving us now, but if they just gave them to us now, they would lose out on a lot of money
I prefer that they release it yearly. Then then you upgrade after 4-5 years you will get something that not almost two years old (if you need to replace your phone when just before their next release).
did this back in september i dont miss my smart phone at all or the high monthly phone bills
Haven't used social media besides UA-cam for the past 5 years and it's been amazing.
Don't care about the trends, don't care what people think of me, don't care what's new. It's just so simple.