A Dumb Phone Is A Smart Move For Creatives
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- If you are lookin to do one thing to change you creative practice ditching your smart phone and getting a dumb phone is a great move. as a graphic designer here is how not using a smart phone changed my creative practice, my mindset, and my happiness.
If you are curious I went from an iPhone to a Light Phone II
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00:00 Intro
00:54 Spatula Metaphor
04:12 Changes
04:55 Prioritize Learning
07:11 Creative Problem Solving
10:30 Active Player In Life
15:39 Doubts
I miss being in the pub and having long, funny arguments about which film an actor was in who sang whatever song. Now somebody just whips their phone out, answers the question and the conversation dies right there.
haha yeah, I miss that stuff too. Like I said smart phones are a great way to get answer to questions, but that's about it. I often compare using smart phones in social situations is like trying to eat cereal with a hammer. A hammer is an amazing tool. but not if you use it to eat cereal. same with phones an amazing tool, but too used in situations outside of their purview.
Bought a Light phone about a month ago, but have put off switching over. Just didn't know if I could really do it. This video convinced me. My favorite time in life was the early 2000s when I had access to the internet on my computer at home, occasionally out in the world if I brought my computer with or if I ducked into a library computer lab, my music was on physical media (CD, vinyl), and I wrote on paper. I was more present, more creative, less distracted, and I didn't feel compelled to do work for social media companies by coming up with creative content I would give them for free and would drain me of the instinct to work on bigger creative projects. I do love my music library on Apple Music, listening to audiobooks I download from the library, and occasional podcasts. But, I think I can figure out ways to keep those in my life without having to carry such an incredibly powerful distraction weapon in my pocket. We'll see. Thanks for sharing.
Music for me is the biggest thing about not having a phone for sure. I work from home and am on a computer all day but when I am driving around the radio just doesn't cut it haha. LMK what you come up with.
Great video! A good explanation of what happens when you decide to slow down and have time to process information :)
Thanks, Yeah It has been a good change of pace for sure
Great video. I also switched. The Light phone 2, the boox Palma and the Remarkable 2 are my daily drivers. I love how it slowed down my life. How it, like yours, changed my mindset, my time and creativity.
ill have to look into those others
The part of not looking for information on the internet constantly, and for changing up the creative process got me.
The video is great and spatula mataphor goes really deep :D
Realizing all that, I've started to actively change not only mine, but others creative process as well, and for that I believe the handwriting, freeform notes, and doing things physically can lead the way. From the video I've got an understanding that we have a very similar views towards how creatity works, and how creatives may do better in the modern world.
Thanks for your video, subscribed of course.
awesome to hear. I would be interested in hearing more about your creative process and how you are changing it.
Thank you for a wonderful video! I am not a creative person really. However, I analyze a lot of things both for work and for hobbies. I believe that analyzing and problem solving are shared with creative types as you just outlined, I never realized that. I figured artists and creative types just sat down and boom it happens but it’s a process just like I have. This is really getting me thinking about ditching this shiny precious screen. Thanks for the perspective. It is appreciated
thanks for the comment. Maybe to some the process comes naturally but I have away been a very analytical creative. haha, just sharing my experience. I would encourage at least testing the no smartphone to anyone interested. you might be surprised
Nice video brother! It was just missing some tools I really needed! Great to see it worked for you!
Thanks 👍
i been wanting this. thanks
vape pen spatula!!! lmaoooo
haha thought that might hit home with someone. thanks for watching
sorry for the late watch this video. i have saved but due to bunch of works in list
been thinking of getting one of these for when i start Uni in March but have a Apple Watch now and its a treat, all i see is messages and I just leave my phone aside (with the correct Focus mode on)
you are a stronger individual than myself. good to hear you found something that works for you!
This video was needed 🙌 thank you am going to get my smart phone today 😊
wait what? haha
Lol
ok I'll get one
Do it!
How the quality of the phone when making or receiving calls?
it is not as good as the I phone but it does the job. it sounds more like phones from like 2014 maybe. Not totally sure. the audio quality is a bit more digital sounding but still good.
@@ExtraCreditDesignClub thank you for your response 😁
Hello, Harbor, this is andfonts.
Watching news, social media, music, games, very tasty food ---- jumping quick undeserved dopamine, your Dopamine receptors are excited and You don't want do your work anymore, You want more and more quick dopamine, coz your receptors are burning, so very important in the morning DON'T start with quick dopamine pleasures if You want productivity all day.
When You work dopamine is delayed, your dopamine's receptors are in silent mode, You feel better working discipline.
So if You have bad working discipline, try avoid quick undeserved dopamine
For sure agree. I have tried time and again but am too weak not to look at my phone if it is an option.
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My soul really wants to 🥲 I am so tired of information. I just want to read my Bible, Love people, Eat up references, and Do good work.
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This is gracious advice as a whole, thank you. May God bless you and continue to work with you :)
thanks for the support, God bless you and yours as well