101: The Flip Phone Experiment

On this episode, we chat about Chris’s experiment to use a flip phone for a month. Topics covered include:

• The utility we get from smartphones;
• Big phones versus small phones;
• The “jobs to be done” theory of using our devices;
• How gathering has become digital;
• How communication norms have changed over time;
• Managing norms within social groups;
• Re-evaluating our relationship with our smartphone;
• What to be mindful of with our phone.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• The Alcatel Go Flip 3;
• The Punkt phone;
• Book: Amusing Ourselves to Death
• Journal article: How many hours does it take to make a friend?

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