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How My Apple Watch Brought Me a Serenity I Haven’t Had In Years

How My Apple Watch Brought Me a Serenity I Haven’t Had In Years

June 17, 2015

Mark Joseph Stern, Slate:

Some Apple Watch naysayers have predicted that users could become dangerously addicted to their new gadget. Over the last week, I discovered the exact opposite: My watch has helped me unplug from technology more frequently and more meaningfully. Lunching with an old friend, I found myself pitying his frequent, nervous glances at his iPhone, which sat, face up, on the table. Mine remained in my backpack. I glanced at my watch twice. Even taking my dog on her midday walk is more pleasurable. B.W. (before watch), I anxiously updated my email and Slack, worried some news within my beat would break. A.W., I know my watch will tell me, and I can spend some quality time perambulating with the pooch. I am not the only Apple Watch user to discover that the device unchains you from your phone. This perk, in fact, seems to be one of the watch’s biggest draws.

I couldn’t agree more with this piece. The Watch truly allows me to disconnect from my phone in a way I haven’t experienced in many years. Rather than feeling the need to have my phone nearby to get an alert, my Watch does that perfectly without getting in the way and while being silent. I can cook for instance without constantly wondering “where’s my phone in case someone needs to get a hold of me?” It’s truly amazing and it’s not something you can even explain to people. It has to be experienced.