Life without smart phones

I was listening to the New York Times Book Review podcast the other day. The guest was the author Ann Patchett, who has a new book out. The thing that stuck most with me was the brief discussion the interviewer had with Ms Patchett about the fact that she has never owned a smart phone. If I am remembering correctly Ann Patchett said she didn’t want yet another way for people to contact her. She did say she had a phone she leaves in her car - I assume so she can be contacted while she is out. I wonder how life would be if I gave up my smart phone. These days I seem to spend a bit of time thinking about how I use it and how I want to stop using some apps. Doom scrolling, time wasting.