Is This the Secret to Ending Your Toxic Phone Addiction?

Our smartphones have become our lifelines to the world, but they can also be our greatest burden. We feel beholden to news, information, and live texts from our loved ones and we don’t know how to let go of these tethers.

But for a growing number of people, the only way to free themselves from those obligations is to let their phones die—deliberately.

Several people told The Daily Beast that they intentionally refrain from plugging in their iPhones to charge when it’s in the red battery zone, hoping it will drain completely, and momentarily rid themselves of their duties and connection to people and the internet.

Read more at The Daily Beast.