CNN's Antoinette Radford documents her weeklong attempt to disconnect from her smartphone, revealing unexpected challenges with modern life's digital dependencies.
The experiment exposed how deeply integrated phones have become in daily tasks, including online shopping and airport navigation.
Despite facing obstacles and exhaustion from the phone withdrawal, Radford discovered some benefits and plans to repeat the digital detox monthly.
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