Life 101: Things that smartphones replaced & taken away

Things that smartphones replaced:

TV’s yellow pages camera map GPS device calculator alarm clock radio camcorder pay phone answering machine newspaper calendar VCR flashlight watch timer compass mail cookbooks airline tickets photo albums magazines money voice recorder scanners walkie talkie TV remote translator playing cards diaries travel guidebooks foreign phrasebooks portable speakers takeout orders by phone CDs DVDs encyclopedias photocopiers compact mirrors checks rulers address book rolodex dictionary 

White noise machines

Davigation devices

Translation devices Heads-Up displays PoS machines and credit/debit cards Smart-Home hubs Car keys

Paperweights

Things smartphones have taken away (subjective opinion):

1. Peace of mind
2. Privacy
3. Being in / enjoying the moment
4. Focus
5. Attention
6. Work free weekends
7. Work free nights

Reference:

https://twitter.com/JonErlichman/status/1688924624552431618