{"id":156788,"date":"2019-07-20T12:44:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T19:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=156788"},"modified":"2019-07-20T15:31:22","modified_gmt":"2019-07-20T22:31:22","slug":"living-life-in-airplane-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/20\/living-life-in-airplane-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Life in Airplane Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Living Life in Airplane Mode\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HijSZ4uKjYU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/erickim\/episodes\/Living-life-in-airplane-mode-e4me0a\"><em><strong>(Listen to as PODCAST)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the last 2 years, I have been experimenting with disconnecting. This meant:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For about 1-2 years, I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t own a phone<\/li><li>After this period, I used phones (Xiaomi and iPhone) for around 6 months without a data\/phone plan.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The basic notion was this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>By not owning a phone or a phone plan, can I live a more zen, focused, productive, and happy life?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My lessons thus far:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DOWNLOAD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Living-Life-in-Airplane-Mode.mp3\">Download <strong>Audio MP3<\/strong>: Living Life In Airplane Mode.mp3<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Living-Life-in-Airplane-Mode.mp3\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Airplane-mode.pdf\">Download <strong>text PDF<\/strong>: Airplane mode.pdf<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Airplane-mode.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Phones without a data plan are very useful<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google maps works well without a data plan. Also, using an iPhone in airplane mode is a great tool (imagine a mini iPad that fits in your front pocket). I also consider the iPhone a great camera\u00e2\u20ac\u201d probably the best in terms of ability to use a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153full stack\u00e2\u20ac\u009d photography solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But having a phone with a data plan \u00e2\u20ac\u201d this might be a net negative. You end up checking your phone or mindlessly surfing the internet and social media when you technically don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus the first lesson:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It seems the optimal solution is to own an iPhone without data\/phone connection. Just use Google hangouts when you must make phone calls with WiFi (WiFi is ubiquitous nowadays).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Internet is good, but always being connected is bad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m quite convinced that always having internet connectivity is bad for your brain. Inability to focus, or let your mind wander. This also means bad for your creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I propose this \u00e2\u20ac\u0153barbell\u00e2\u20ac\u009d connectivity notion. The basic idea is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>When you wanna use the Internet, use it intensely with a laptop or computer device. But if you desire to maximize your productivity, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get a data plan for your phone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. I can finally think again<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The upside of all this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been able to think more clearly, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been able to wander and dream again, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been able to focus on people, conversations, and my work again.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve become far more creatively productive \u00e2\u20ac\u201d increasing my artistic output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I might or might not get a phone plan in the near future. If so, maybe I can experiment getting a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153dumb phone\u00e2\u20ac\u009d with a phone plan if I want to make phone calls. Or perhaps I can try to program my iPhone with a data plan in a way which I usually keep in airplane mode. Or I can try to figure out how to optimally configure it to not be distracted by it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Listen to as PODCAST) For the last 2 years, I have been experimenting with disconnecting. This meant: For about 1-2 years, I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t own a phone After this period, I used phones (Xiaomi and \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_ek_photo_artist_note":"","_ek_photo_thesis":"","_ek_photo_camera":"","_ek_photo_place":"","_ek_photo_human_moment":"","_ek_photo_sequence":"","_ek_photo_question":"","_ek_photo_canonical_claim":"","_ek_photo_ai_summary":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156788"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156812,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156788\/revisions\/156812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}