I had been having some "dead-air" issues with my HTC Incredible so Verizon kindly sent me a new device in the hopes that it would correct the issue. I received the second HTC incredible but that device had an issue if constantly rebooting.  I took it to the Verizon store and they diagnosed that the battery was the problem and so they would send me a new battery.  The new battery wouldn't arrive for a few days so I would be without a phone during that time. I really wasn't too upset about it as I was looking forward to being "disconnected." But what I didn't realize how liberating it would truly be.

I first realized it when I went to meet someone for coffee without a device on me. While I was waiting for the person to arrive I just sat there thinking. Not really thinking about anything deep and meaningful, but simply allowing my mind to wander. Boy did it feel good. If I had my phone with me I would have been checking my email, reading Google Reader, checking Twitter or a handful of other things to keep me occupied. I was able to just sit and think and it felt fantastic!

The new device is still not working so while I am waiting for my third device I have switched back to my original. But I decided to dumb it down. My plan is very good so not having data does not make sense for me, but what I am going to do is remove all of the apps that allow me to waste time and clean-up my home screen to remove applications that distract me.  I am also disconnecting my email from the phone. Essentially I am removing any application that I would use while sitting in a doctor's office or something that will interrupt my day like emails popping up.

We'll see how it works out.  I probably won't be caught up on the latest news or emails, but those things can wait until I get back to my laptop which I am never too far away from.