I gave up cell service when I left my job for an extended international backpacking trip. I attached my cell number to google voice (along with my parents&#x27; house phone) and started receiving messages and making calls when I had wifi. Over time, I got used to this and realized that I had been using my smartphone almost entirely for time-wasting activities.<p>When I re-integrated into professional life, I got a pay-per-minute burner smartphone to cover me for the infrequent cases when I need to make a call or get directions, and I don&#x27;t have wifi.<p>Wifi is so ubiquitous for me now (at work, at home, at restaurants&#x2F;bars&#x2F;etc) that adding a cell phone does nothing more but give me opportunity to be distracted when I out in the world, living life.<p>When I had a smartphone that was always connected, I would turn to it for novelty at the faintest hint of boredom. Not having it available has unconditioned that behavior.<p>So yes, while I still maintain a smart device that has my music and that I can do things with through wifi, eliminating my constant connection to the digital world has been a net positive for me.