Background information
I did it! (Almost) a week without the smartphone
by Anna Sandner
Curious invention: Mobile phone jail to protect against excessive smartphone use
2.5.2023
Translation: machine translated
Digital detox is all well and good ... But after just ten minutes your hand is already jerking towards your smartphone again? Then maybe this quirky prison is something for you: the mobile phone cage, guaranteed daddelsave.
My colleague Anna Sandner recently failed the digital detox. She lasted three days, then the (mostly) screen-free time was over. You can find the whole experiment here:
If you'd like to do better than Anna, check out this mobile phone cage from Casativo: a small cell specially designed for smartphones. And it demands: "Go to prison. Go straight there. Don't scroll through Insta. Don't check your WhatsApp." At least, that's how I imagine the instructions for the mobile phone cage to be.
Black bars and a padlock are designed to separate you from your jailbird, er, mobile. And make sure you devote your attention to other things: the to-dos on your list, the people around you or whatever else you want to do instead of daddling.
Space for six smartphones
The cage has space for six smartphones, so you can even steal your guests' devices if you want to enjoy a "I'll just have a quick look at WhatsApp"-free evening. After all, a digital detox like this is supposed to be relaxing and stimulate creativity.
And while we're on the subject of boosting creativity, think about what other things you could put on hold during your mobile detox. Chocolate, for example. Your Playstation controller. The cigarettes. And luckily not your children, because the cage is far too small for that.
Cover photo: Maike Jensen
Cat lady and coffee lover from up north. Always on the lookout for «News and Trends».
Smartphone
Follow topics and stay updated on your areas of interest
11 comments
later