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I Tried to Turn My Phone Off for a Week. Why It Didn’t Work

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By Antoinette Radford, CNN Doha, Qatar (CNN) — I have a gym class this evening, Pilates on Tuesday and an interview on Wednesday. I write them in my planner — a new purchase — as I won’t get a reminder on my smartphone. I send my parents an email with a phone number for my burner phone — another new purchase — and tell them I’ll be in touch in five days. I’m not going off the grid. In fact, I’m not going anywhere. I’m just giving up my smartphon…

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I gave up my smartphone for a week. It exhausted me

After getting one too many targeted ads on social media about her phone’s impact on burnout, CNN Creator Antoinette Radford ditched her smartphone for a week.

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Saturday, May 23, 2026.
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