Cal Newport published a great post a few days ago, with this notable reminder:
It’s more important to turn our attention back to the metric that does matter universally: Are you creating value in the world.
Many Senators Don’t Use E-mail. This Shouldn’t Bother You.
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All Narfed Up 
Completely agree. I don’t even care of a Senator or Congressperson uses a smartphone or not. Possessing or using one is in no way indicative of one’s productivity and effectiveness, and frankly, it can serve as a crippling distraction when misused. (I speak for all office drones who find themselves checking emails a million times a day, even though my job is not at all email-dependent.)
Look no further than director Christopher Nolan as a shining example of that. He recently made news (well, in the productivity space anyway 😉 when it was revealed that he doesn’t own or use a smartphone or even emails: “‘Well, I’ve never used email because I don’t find it would help me with anything I’m doing. I just couldn’t be bothered about it.” True dat.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2896948/Interstellar-director-does-not-mobile-phone-Visionary-filmmaker-took-space-says-t-bothered-technology.html
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