I met an extraordinary man this week. He’s never owned a mobile phone, he just never bought one. Even still, less than 20 years after the first smartphone was unveiled, Simon seems like a member of an uncontacted tribe. Author Kevin Barry on digital detoxing: 'I’ll sit there, I’ll wait it out.' “Even if nothing much is happening on the desk, I’ll sit there, I’ll wait it out.

Source: The Irish Times January 31, 2026 07:30 UTC