It&#x27;s possible in the tech field if you set expectations properly. I&#x27;ve done it for weeks and months at the time but always ended up back with some variety of smartphone primarily because of so many things you lose by giving one up.<p>I use social media very little, and only Twitter for sports and other news. I read a lot on my phone (Pocket, HN, Feedly), and I use it as my sole GPS, my sole camera, and my only physical phone.<p>I hate that I tend to use every idle minute reading or fiddling with it, and it&#x27;s something I try often to be cognizant of. But, admittedly, I don&#x27;t do well with it. I&#x27;m fairly addicted to using it to stave off boredom.<p>I would be curious to know if those who have succeeded in giving up their smartphone for a long period of time just replaced their idle time with something else - iPad, laptop, video games, etc. or did they genuinely reduce their &quot;connected&quot; time?