I understand the appeal of this, but I feel like the only way to get through the modern world is to build up the antibodies to these distractions.  We can&#x27;t all reasonably hide ourselves away in quiet country houses either literally or figuratively.  Giving up the conveniences of a smart phone for the truly useful things in order to avoid the distraction of notifications and boredom-browsing is the kind of measure that might be necessary for the truly addicted, but for most of us I think it&#x27;s cutting off ones nose to spite ones face.  How about just starting by uninstalling Facebook and turning off notifications?