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Digital Sunsets: Why People Are Buying “Dumb Phones” for Evenings

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A quiet rebellion is underway against blue light and endless pings. Thousands are trading their iPhones for dumb phones—devices that only call and text—after 8 PM. The goal: reclaim the two hours before sleep. No doomscrolling. No work emails. Just reading, conversation, or boredom. Sleep specialists celebrate the trend because light exposure suppresses melatonin by 50%. But the real win is psychological. When you remove infinite choice, you rediscover finite joy. The dumb phone isn’t nostalgia. It’s a boundary-setting tool.

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