2G Drew Loewen

This episode is about hurry.

We all do it. It's probably not the best thing for us. So let's talk about that! Maybe if we all just slowed down and enjoyed what we're doing each and every moment, life would be better.

Also, your phone is probably just another thing you use to perpetuate an inner state of "hurry".

Thanks to Eugene Peterson and John Mark Comer for the wisdom about hurry and sabbath. Thanks to Cory from Dutch Bros all those years ago for the sage advice: "Slow is fast, bro." Thanks to Jesus for sleeping through storms, and being a generally anti-hurry type of person.

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This episode introduces my new flip phone, the LG Exalt! It's 4G, but definitely still a flip phone.

Also, I talk a bit about yet another study which is convincing me this conversation is more important than ever. Smartphone addiction (like any addiction) rewires your brain! Symptoms include: loneliness, depression, anxiety, and decreased social intuitiveness.

LG Exalt: http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-VN220-verizon-exalt
The Light Phone: https://www.thelightphone.com/
CNN - Smartphone Addiction Could Be Rewiring Your Brain:
http://cnn.it/2Bz8t5y

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This week, I talk about how i've entered the "adaptation" phase of this project. I feel more present to whatever is going on around me, and whoever I am with. I also share what my day-to-day life looks like in regards to how I interact with my technology.

Then, I challenge YOU to try disconnecting while you're at home for at least 5 days.

Questions? Comments? Want to let me know how the challenge went for you? Shoot me an email over at the2gpodcast@gmail.com

This week I continue talking about the withdrawals I'm having since switching back to a flip phone.

Problem solving without Google is tougher than it looks, and I feel pretty "naked" without my smartphone to grant my every wish. But I'm actually learning how capable I am of living without technology integrated into every part of my life.

FOMO is half true. I miss out on a lot of stuff. Now, I'm learning not to care as much.

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This week, I realized how my smart phone behaviors were similar to those of an addict. I reached for my new flip phone so many times, just to be met with a blank screen, no apps, and confusion. Just how addicted are we to our phones?

DScout did a study that gives us answers to that question:
https://blog.dscout.com/mobile-touches

Our modern world is ruled by smartphones. We’re more connected to one another than ever before. The world is quite literally at our fingertips! But maybe that’s not always a healthy thing. What if being a little disconnected is actually what some of us need?

Join me on my journey from an iPhone to a flip phone. Each episode will be a journal of my experiences as a dumb phone user in a smart world, as well as host discussion of some thoughts about our technological world.