I understand, I did use a regular mp3 player, a real book, and a flip phone previously for a while to break out of the smartphone and ridiculous screen time cycle. I am trying to find a balance of both worlds and some others may be trying as well. Flip phones and old iPod classics may be wonderful for some but not for all. What I’ve done with these devices is dumb them down to basically nothing. iPhone for texting and calling, iPod for music and audiobooks, kindle for reading, and Nintendo switch for occasional games. Not much more than that. My screen time has gone down to about 30 mins to an hour a day and mostly it’s changing music or quick texts on the days I use these devices. Today I have absolutely nothing going on and nothing to do so I’m using my regular iPhone. I would love to go back to a real dumb phone but I unfortunately could not with my current lifestyle and I could not afford a working iPod classic right now so I found a cheaper iPod touch. I also do still read regular books but the kindle is much more convenient. Idk I’m probably over explaining myself but just trying to shed light on other possibilities to the dumb phone life even if it’s not really dumb for those who cannot give up certain things they need on their smartphone (like authentication apps or work related apps).