David Harbour often ditches his smart phone for months at a time because it helps him focus on "the things that are important"

He told Interview magazine: "I go through phases where I get rid of it entirely and go flip phone ... Having a flip phone is an amazing experience because you actually have to call people, and you don't deal with emails until you get home ...

"I've gone four or five months at a time ... I think it's a product of the [smart] phone that you think you need those things [like emails].

"When you have the flip phone, you just forget about the thing you wanted to buy, and the things that are important rise to the surface."

David - who split from his pop star wife Lily Allen last year - went on to reveal he's also taken a big step back from social media recently.

He added: "Early on, I was so enamored by the spotlight. I'd be like: 'Come on in, let me show you my world.'

"And then you start to get sour on the amount of work it takes, and you're like: 'Man, I got into this business so that I could reveal aspects of myself through characters whose stories are much more interesting than mine, so why don't I just focus on telling those stories?'

"Now my Instagram is literally advertisements for my projects ...

"It's just posters, and I guess studios care about the number of followers and things like that ...

"I think eventually I'll just give it over to a publicity person and allow it to function as a facade for however people want to view me ... I mean, it's the same as studios putting your face on a poster."

David went on to reveal he's enjoyed being busy recently - shooting the new series of Stranger Things as well as his movie Thunderbolts - because he goes "little stir-crazy" when he's on his own, but he's enjoyed spending time at his home in Atlanta where he's been growing fruit and vegetables in the garden.

The actor explained he's been soaking up the "hippie" vibes and making friends with neighbours which has been a different experience to living full-time in New York City.