Could it be that the presence of so much information based technology in our lives create cycles of resistance?

I've just been thinking about wellbeing, and how sometimes I don't like how much conscious attention I feel like I need to put into it. Like, I don't really want to have to do things 'for my wellbeing', I would much prefer it if the way I lived my life, doing what I want to do, just gave me wellbeing,

Like many people, I have a challenging relationship with my smartphone. I value a lot of what it gives me, but it is also something I lean on as a crutch whenever I'm remotely bored, and it feels very addictive to me.

It occurred to me that when I have my smartphone with me, I'm kind of putting myself in a situation where I *have* to engage with resistance. I'll be on a train and have to say "Ok Ellie, stop scrolling now, sit and look out of the window for a bit, it'll be good for you."

But of course, before I had a smartphone, I wouldn't look out of the window 'because it's good for me', I would just look out of the window because I wanted to. I find it honestly exhausting sometimes that I have to parent myself so much just to feel well. I have to *choose* to resist the urge to scroll, and do something else. I think I would prefer it if I didn't have to make that choice at all.

Perhaps it's time to deeply consider switching to a 'dumbphone' for every day, and keep the smartphone mainly as a camera/content creation device. It's and idea I've toyed with before, but never followed through.

Thoughts?

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