Yes, I'm not as extreme as the writer of the NYTimes article, but I do find that I have to keep a tight rein on my technology. I use it for what I need and enjoy, and don't let it get the upper hand. For me the phone is not addictive--and it is never on the table if I'm with others--but browsing the Internet on my laptop is hard to stop. I can stay online for eight hours a day, and completely waste my day looking at shoes, the crowned heads of Europe and their outfits, the tabloid newspapers, and this forum, of course. lol I'm getting better all the time though--at beating the laptop demon and doing "real" things. My Kindle is not much of a problem. I have one and use it, but much prefer a hardcopy book. The experience is different--much richer--makes my imagination three-dimensional. The stories seem flat on the Kindle. For music I play Sirius XM or CDs in the car, but like to sing and/or play my own acoustic instruments in the house. I do a couple hours of TV most evenings--still have cable, also Netflix and Amazon Prime--and sometimes buy DVDs. I know, I know. But it's a personal choice. I'm in the woods a lot with my dog--the natural world is great for saving your sanity.
I do find I'm happier in general and sleep better at night if I curtail the technology. (And no screens in the bedroom, of course.)