So dumb it just might work: can these dumbphone evangelists convince you to dump smartphones?
Summary
A company called dumb.co offers a program called Month Offline (MO), where participants give up their smartphones and use special simplified flip phones instead. These flip phones have some modern apps but limit distractions, helping users reduce screen time and potentially improve their well-being.Key Facts
- Month Offline (MO) is a program where people give up smartphones for a month and use "dumbphones" instead.
- Participants paid $75 to join MO and $25 to rent the simplified flip phone.
- The flip phones are upgraded from old models and include apps like WhatsApp, Google Maps, and Uber.
- The company behind MO, dumb.co, aims to help people regain freedom from constant phone use.
- Dumb.co's CEO, Danny Hogenkamp, started the company after seeing benefits from reducing screen time in his workplace.
- Research supports that lower screen time links to better quality of life.
- Hogenkamp explored several projects promoting less phone use, including phone-free events and phone-locking pouches.
- The MO program attracted 28 participants in New York for its latest trial using these updated dumbphones.
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