Turning my old phone into a “Lite Phone”

In order to draw more distance from digital distractions in my life, I turned my old phone into my “lite phone.” The intention was to have a separate device for only apps that promote mindfulness and help me feel grounded, and with the ability to turn on and off texting/ calling notifications, allowing me to ditch the distractions of my regular phone whenever I wanted. This did not go as planned.

[davecaya]

Welp. It appears the views are still climbing. It's safe to say I never thought this video would grow this much. This is incredible, thank you for everyone who's tuned in :) In skimming through the loads of comments, maybe I can address a few things.
Lite phone background you can actually make yourself right in your phone with a recent IOS update.
Music was produced by me! (Sorry, I must've gotten too excited about that and left it a little too loud 😬)
And maybe I could be just a little more clear on the video's thesis- first, it's all about intention. Social media apps among others can blindly distract me while I'm trying to focus on other things. Apps like youtube and disney plus have a specific, intentional role in my routine and I don't find them to be a distraction during my day.
Overall, yes this is a story about how I resorted to extremes and paid the price for them before discovering a simpler, middle ground solution was all I needed. I find storytelling to be a much more powerful way to get a point across than just giving answers outright :)

[bankruptsee]

Simply turning off notifications and badges from social apps makes a world of a difference. I ended up ditching all social media easily after doing this. Very liberating

[MarismanJ]

If you have been going on for 2 years and have not given up, you can call yourself a legend now. A true legend and an inspiration for me. I hope this channel grows and gets what it deserves.

[clintgolub]

This was brilliant. One trend I’m noticing with younger Gen-Z kids who in the last few years have started entering the workforce with me is that they seem hyper-aware of the stress and anxiety social media usage causes in a way millennials my age and especially baby boomers most certainly aren’t, and the effect virtually never being disconnected has on the human psyche. Several of these kids that I work with have literally opted for “dumb phones” on prepaid plans. I honestly think we’re culturally on the verge of a massive moment away from mindless social media consumption and all the divisiveness that comes along with it, and hopefully a return to physically social clubs and fraternities like Rotary, Eagles, Mason’s etc.

[DomeIsMe]

wait youre not a huge youtube channel?

[davecaya]

Holy crap folks I had no idea I was going to get this intensely positive of a response to this video 🥹 I’m so happy this video resonated with you all thank you all so much for giving a channel with such few subscribers a chance. I’m beyond grateful ❤

[kalkalico]

When I first watched this video, I hadn't looked at the sub count at all. Watching the video through, seeing and hearing the production quality and how much effort and planning went into it, with how well you presented everything, it all impressed me a TON! I expected this to be a channel with hundreds of thousands of subscribers. My jaw dropped when I saw it was just a mere 587. Make that 588, I look forward to seeing more! Amazing work!!

[chimken_boi]

the content quality is just too good this channel is gonna grow fast
loved the vid

[TheSucread]

some other advice
1. block notifications from everything outside of messaging apps
2. do not install apps for a single use (or immediately uninstall afterwards)
3. limit your streaming service to one at the time, which you can rotate to save money, eliminate distractions, and actually watch cool and diverse stuff as you are not paralyzed by the choice


4. use do not disturb more often! Nothing bad will happen when you look at that email later.
5. take advantage of sleep schedule to eliminate distraction during bedtime (making your devices also look less appealing)
6. get into the habit of leaving your phone on the charger before you go to bed and leaving it there till your alarm goes off. Find something to do in bed before going to sleep that does not involve bright screens. Reading comes highly recommended (paper book or an ebook reader as it is not distracting as a tablet).

[frezydynecy]

Nobody is mentioning it but the phone you are using has a feature called "focus modes". As the name implies, you can create focus modes for each activity (sleep, work, gaming, busy, driving, etc.) this will reduce the amount of phones you have to use and charge with all the benefits.
P.S. u can also block notifications too.

[liammccallum]

I watched this whole video fully convinced that my positive comment would be drowned among others. I expected at LEAST 100k views on this

[supbro]

Se2 is perfect for minimalist, it’s relatively inexpensive, smaller lightweight, older design so it encourages to do the basics rather than stare at a beautiful display watching movies, not that you can’t or that the display is bad but it is like a lite version, and I love it! Best Beater phone ever

[aldo]

I bought a Fossil Hybrid watch. This has been one of my favourite purchases of all time. The main thin is the notifications. I can turn off vibrate on my phone and put down my phone and instead my watch will only vibrate on specific apps. This adds an extra super useful layer for notifications.

It has a timer, stopwatch, basic playback controls, fitness tracking, sleep tracking and a Find Phone feature (playing loud sound on it to find it) which has been insanely useful multiple times.

Not to mention a two - three week battery life and half an hour to charge to full. Has just the stuff I need and isn't a fancy smartwatch and looks like a normal watch too. Highly recommend!

[astiavhel]

This is an amazing idea for old phones, tablets, and laptops to keep us productive and away from distractions. Love this! Hoping for the growth of your channel!

[zacw]

You have serious potential. The structure and appeal of your ideas is akin to a YouTuber with millions of subscribers. I strongly believe you'l go somewhere

[johnwiiu]

Man discovers the concept of a work phone.

[DjFunHub]

Bro talked from his heart and i loved it

[nSomniaGaming]

Fantastic video. Thank you for touching on the aspects of missing a partners call. I have been trying to strike a balance for years and appreciate hearing from someone who feels more relatable than large creators was inspiring!

[minaripenguin]

SEEING THIS VIDEO ON MY RECOMMENDATIONS MADE ME FEEL SO HAPPY AND EXCITED! I can't believe someone also did this because I also tried doing this last January during my school break and it was awesome, but instead of using my lite phone before I sleep, I used it full time. Because of this, I started exploring other hobbies like reading and taking photos instead of mindlessly scrolling on social media, and it made me feel good because I didn't feel like I was wasting my life away. People might think that detaching from social media is hard, but it's surprisingly not (out of sight, out of mind). For me, it only took like 2 days to get it out of my system. Though the difference I did with this video was that I transferred my sim card to my lite phone so that people could still contact me in case of emergency 😅 because it made me really anxious to not have any sort of contact with my loved ones if anything bad really happens.

[techno_eclipse]

This is a super unique idea, I like this a lot. I love the idea of a dumb phone, but smartphones are actually incredibly useful.... I have been working on something similar, using an iPhone 6S as my full time phone, and it has been really interesting to see just how few apps I actually needed. Keep up the great videos!