Bought a Palm Pilot instead of a used smartphone for a distraction-free month

I needed a break from doomscrolling, so I grabbed a Palm m500 off eBay for about $20 back in September. Figured it would be a decent organizer and maybe calm my brain down. Compared to using my old iPhone 6 on airplane mode with just basic apps, the Palm was way better at keeping me focused. No internet at all means you actually use the calendar and notes for real. Has anyone else tried a similarly old gadget for digital minimalism and found it worked or totally failed?

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avery_walker3019d ago

Wait, you only paid $20 for a working Palm m500?

the_spencer19d ago

Dude that is such a cool idea! My buddy tried something similar with an old black and white Kindle from like 2011. He was sick of checking Twitter every five minutes so he just used that thing for a whole month. He said it was awesome at first because he actually read like three books. But then he said the screen was so slow and the battery life was terrible after all those years. He got super frustrated and went back to his phone after two weeks. Still, I think the Palm Pilot was a smarter move since it's built for organizing stuff, not just reading. Maybe you'll actually stick with it.