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I Didn't Realize How Addicted I Was to My Phone Until I Went to Prison
Last discussed Nov 9, 2026
A Wall Street Journal essay by a former Cincinnati politician about how life without a phone in prison felt richer, and how he fell back into old phone habits after release.
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Cal Newport · Nov 9, 2026
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"There's an article that's been on my mind recently. It actually came out in August in the Wall Street Journal and it was titled, I have it here, 'I didn't realize how addicted I was to my phone until I went to prison.'"
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