Having been brough through several decades without phones, as a 70's child, I wonder what is so hard to avoid falling for such distractions, I still leave my home without phone on occasion.
1. Something is wrong at work and needs my attention (life of an ops guy) 2. Something is wrong with one of the living beings close to my heart.
So I end up having a phone with me at all times. I did manage to get rid of mainstream social media apps on it, but I do end up on hackernews a lot.
I do agree HN is a bit hard to let go, but it is possible. :)