OUR DUM STORY

Hi, I'm Dan and I'm an internet addict. Instagram, Reddit, Netflix. You name it.
A few years ago, I decided I wanted to fix that, so I bought a "dumb" flip phone. But texting was super annoying on it, it had a bad camera, and I couldn't use really useful and essential apps like Uber, Maps, Gmail, Venmo, etc.
So I went back to a smart phone, but I wanted to modify it, so that I couldn't waste time on Reddit, Netflix or Instagram. That's when I came up with the Dum Phone system. Over a couple of years, I refined and honed the system.
Now, if I'm using my phone, I'm either communicating with friends, reading a book, taking a course, listening to a podcast, or handling business.
I'm never web browsing or using social media. Because I can't.
In conversation, I'm more engaged. I'm never scrolling through anything when I'm with other people. And I'm never tempted to do so. When I'm on an adventure, I'm present and in the moment.
I think this is a better way. I think we should get off of social media, stop reading click-bait news and stop our tech addiction that's now having a real negative impact on our world.
If you'd like to have hours more free time each day, to be more productive, and to leave yourself no choice but to achieve your dreams, I hope you'll find the DUM 1 as useful as I have.
-Dan Silbaugh