OUTSOURCING YOUR BRAIN - CONCLUSIONS FROM ONE WEEK ON A BURNER

A ‘tech detox’ is no new thing. You set the auto-reply on your emails when you go on holiday, maybe you delete your social media apps. The reviews are generally positive: after the initial pangs you’re calmer, a little happier even. But what if you take a break from all of it? I did 1 week with a burner, not just to pronounce yes, smartphones are the root of all misery in the 21st century, but to find out how smartphone technology has shaped our behaviour, and what the world feels and looks like without it.

To clarify - I wouldn’t actually