Silent. Always.
I turned off my ringer maybe three years ago and never looked back. At first it felt weird, like I was missing something. But then I realized — I wasn't missing anything real. Just noise.
My phone vibrates if something comes in. I check it when I want to, not when it screams at me to. That shift changed everything about how I feel during the day.
The only time I second-guess it is at night, when I think "what if someone needs me urgently?" So my close family members are on my favorites list — their calls still come through even on silent. That one small setup gives me peace without the constant ringing.
Ringer on feels chaotic to me now. Like letting strangers walk into your house whenever they feel like it.