✩ Hi, I'm Ashton, an artist, surface designer & educator at Virgo and Paper. I share art studio vlogs, my digital minimalism journey, and how I plan and stay organized using both digital and analog tools. Thanks for stopping by! ☺︎
I'm curious to know: Would that phone happen to have SD card support? I'd love to find one that will let me play local MP3 files, but if not I still have a Zune for that purpose
I use a TCL Flip phone I am not on any social media (except YT) the one truth you will soon find out is who your friends really are - they are the ones that will actually phone you or take the time ( 1 minute) to send you an email.
@XINNOSINN i know nothing about them brand wise im so sorry lol, I haven't even gotten my flip phone yet. Depends on how you wanna use it. For blutoothing to your car there are lots with Bluetooth. Or you could use an older style one with aux.
I tend to use my smartphone frequently throughout the day to google random questions I have. This is especially useful when me and a friend disagree on what is fact and what is not. I’ll just google it and end the debate right then and there, rather than have to leave the conversation unresolved. That’s probably the only thing holding me back from making the switch to a dumb phone. I love having a world of knowledge at my fingertips
I am watching this tyye of videos from 1 weak now my time is over and honestly I dont have time when ever I get relieve from work I will watch your videos its good to learn but again my time is over. and another thing is your drawing with July with yiur ciuntry flag is beautiful and another youruber i am watching is Janelli jones she is also good in maintaining dairies like you My daughther can learn from you
I like your videos yiu like to spend time with your books dairies painting and timeto spend with friends and i dont waste time in smart phone sorry i dont like this video
Ashton I am sick or got addict to smart phine so I want to buy flip phone which is light weight and slim and beautiful like you second it should have whatsapp so that I can send photos and video to my customer third keypad with screen touch two in one fourth it maximum 4 inch long not more than that.I want like moto v3i type just i want sreen tiuch Thank you
Thank you for this in-depth q&A, you answered a lot of questions that I would have had, as I explore this lifestyle. I have started using my phone last s going outside more. Making my free time about healthy activities inside and outside, no screen time. And the result of this lifestyle is that I am healthier than I've been since high school, I'm actually at my high school weight where I could dunk. I have clearer skin, the dog is happier. The wife is happier. The children are happier. We've been playing frisbee outside in the evenings, reading books, reading. Praying meditating taking walks and just like you said, spending time with your own thoughts is so valuable to me. Nowadays. With the crazy world around us I want to be able to slow down and enjoy the moment because I realize so starkly they may be the last moment we ever have to enjoy. My children will grow old. I will change. My parents will die. I only have today to live. So what am I doing? Spending it on a phone? Or living.
The music situation would be a dealbreaker. I would use a basic iPhone and keep your Spotify active, id also use it for the calendar because I rely on mine for work.
I wish to contribute with some constructive criticism if that is something you would like to read: I think that perhaps the title of the video betrayed what was actually in it. I think a lot of people are looking for ideas of what the set up would look like and maybe see some examples. During this video, I personally did not get that. I heard a lot of things you might want to do but I did not see what you meant by that. Maybe next time you can have pages already filled out so the viewers can see instead of having blank pages with ideas. I also think some of the thoughts you have were a little too dragged out. Perhaps a more straightforward approach may work better. Hope you keep going honing your craft, I can tell this is something that you are interested in doing.
It's not a dumb phone! It's still an Internet device - still! the phone calls move over Voice over IP (short for *Internet* Protocol) so you were running away from the apps, but you're still dealing with smartphone with specific applications, but the quality is still garabe if you're using it for voice.
I feel like my life was and can be happier when i wasnt so plugged into being online stuff like tik tok and instagram etc are addicting so is youtube, but i miss just going to the library like when i was 16 when i had a dumb phone and using limited time online and checking out books/dvds, and i miss specifically entertainment and making memories without having to stream or having to go on instagram
The GPS point is brilliant - most people forget that Google Maps is not only unnecessary, but also often makes you a less observant, and less safe driver. And if you're planning a bigger trip or to a new place, you can look up the route at home first, and jot down the important points! To Millienials or Gen X, this is probably common sense, but to Gen Z like me, it's easy to forget how people did things before smartphones.
Thoughtful video thank you. Can’t you achieve the almost exact result by keeping your smartphone and simply not having an IG or X account, not having tons of apps? My thought is the iPhone is fine. It’s all the apps and social media accounts that distract us.
i CANNOT WAIT to get my flip phone activated. we were not meant to have access to social media and computer screens 24/7. i’m tired of constant internet access giving me brain rot. There’s so much information we’re intaking 24/7 and it really worsens my anxiety
I was a really fast texter back in the day when all phones were dumb-phones, i frequently miss that old keyboard because I make so many typos with my smartphone.
How is everyone listening to music without their phone? In the gym or walks? In your car? While you’re cleaning your house? I want to do this but haven’t worked though this part yet
