The Current19:58Worried you’re always glued to your phone? Listen to this
As 2023 came to a close, New York Times technology reporter Kashmir Hill didn’t want to upgrade to the latest smartphone. She wanted to go back in time, to the glory days of the flip phone.
Hill’s urge was driven by a feeling that she was looking at her current phone — a flashy, state-of-the-art iPhone 15 — too much. She said that her Apple screen time reports showed that she was picking up her phone around 100 times per day, and she was spending about five to six hours every