【"Prison Blessing": U.S. Politician Successfully Breaks "Smartphone Addiction" After Serving Time in Jail】
The Wall Street Journal recently published an intriguing story: a former political figure from Cincinnati, Ohio, spent four and a half months in federal prison without access to a smartphone.
He later discovered that, without his phone, his focus improved significantly, he read for longer periods, thought more deeply, and was less easily distracted by external stimuli.
He wrote that, freed from the constant barrage of notifications, his mind actually felt much better.
This state persisted for some time after his release.
He would leave his phone at home, turn on "Do Not Disturb" mode, and reduce time spent scrolling through social media.
However, several months later, old habits returned—incessant phone scrolling, continuous swiping, and the resulting attention fragmentation reappeared.
The author quipped with a touch of irony: he never expected to find such a rare kind of "freedom"—freedom from smartphones—while incarcerated. ADHD #
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