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2023

12/26/2023 – Another, another, another year (mostly) spent offline
12/19/2023 – There is something wrong with you
12/12/2023 – Maybe we are the crazy ones here
12/05/2023 – We’re not the crazy ones here
12/01/2023 – time spent offline goes offline

11/28/2023 – Do you really want this?
11/21/2023 – You know what not to do
11/14/2023 – Do I regret getting off social media?
11/07/2023 – You know what to do

10/31/2023 – Angry and curious
10/28/2023 – Better things to do
10/17/2023 – The best of both worlds
10/10/2023 – AI vs Me
10/03/2023 – The time I broke my laptop

09/26/2023 – Reality is dangerous
09/19/2023 – Zest for life
09/12/2023 – If social media didn’t exist
09/05/2023 – Rules for play

08/29/2023 – Collateral Damage
08/22/2023 – 100 ways to spend more time offline
08/15/2023 – A wholesome, algorithm-free guide for cultivating a rich(er) social life
08/08/2023 – The relentless pursuit of time spent offline
08/01/2023 – With love,

07/25/2023 – Reflecting on Deleting LinkedIn
07/18/2023 – How to fill your days
07/11/2023 – How to host a dinner party

06/20/2023 – Showing up for delight
06/13/2023 – Living in community
06/06/2023 – Only between us

05/30/2023 – You are not addicted to your phone
05/23/2023 – Thank you, more please
05/16/2023 – S( )R
05/09/2023 – Oops, I had too much fun offline this weekend
05/02/2023 – Evenings spent in solitude

04/25/2023 – Celebrating time spent offline
04/18/2023 – 31 apps
04/04/2023 – 24 hours spent in reality

03/28/2023 – What is social media for?
03/21/2023 – time spent wandering
03/14/2023 – Information killed the cat
03/07/2023 – Beyonce vs. ChatGPT

02/28/2023 – A day spent offline
02/21/2023 – How to get through the rough edges of life
02/14/2023 – Email me so I know it’s real
02/07/2023 – On routine and noticing

01/31/2023 – Untitled post
01/24/2023 – Chasing the dragon
01/17/2023 – Feeding the second wolf
01/03/2023 – New year, better problems

2022

12/27/2022 – Hard decisions, easy life
12/20/2022 – Another year (mostly) spent offline

11/29/2022 – A few things about time spent offline
11/23/2022 – Wintering offline
11/15/2022 – Apps won’t cure your loneliness
11/08/2022 – Thinking machines

10/25/2022 – Idle hands scroll
10/18/2022 – Kill your phone
10/11/2022 – Tips, tools, tricks
10/04/2022 – Be careful what you wish for

09/27/2022 – In a perfect world
09/20/2022 – Don’t should on yourself
09/06/2022 – Capturing the moment

08/30/2022 – You don’t need discipline to get offline
08/23/2022 – “What are you reading?”
08/09/2022 – It takes getting used to
08/02/2022 – How to spend 24 hours unplugged

07/26/2022 – Life gets in the way
07/19/2022 – Email to delete
07/12/2022 – tech-free sleep
07/05/2022 – How are you spending your time offline?

06/21/2022 – In praise of slowing down
06/14/2022 – When you have nothing to say

05/24/2022 – Offline play
05/17/2022 – In praise of doing (absolutely) nothing
05/10/2022 – Would you read a book while driving?
05/03/2022 – The Apple Watch

04/26/2022 – tag, you’re it
04/19/2022 – Autoplay
04/07/2022 – Four minutes is a long time

03/29/2022 – A day without the internet
03/22/2022 – Don’t just do something
03/15/2022 – Willpower is for losers
03/08/2022 – In praise of slow media

02/22/2022 – Kill your phone
02/ 18/2022 – I will grow up next time
02/01/2022- Demons hate fresh air

01/24/2022 – What do you do instead?
01/18/2022 – The news will find you
01/14/2022 – Irresistible technologies
01/04/2022- Find good reasons to be offline

2021

12/28/2021 – A year (trying to) spent offline

11/23/2021 – Reason to be cheerful
11/09/2021 – Exit the metaverse with me!!!
11/02/2021 – Real life keeps distracting me

10/19/2021 – Where did everyone go?
10/12/2021 – How to fill our days
10/05/2021 – The loneliest place

09/28/2021 – The internet sucks
09/21/2021 – When someone is wrong on the internet
09/14/2021 – An experience for one
09/07/2021 – How to spend less time online

08/31/2021 – What I miss most about not having social media
08/24/2021 – I quit the news in 2016
08/17/2021 – Social media is easy. Real life is hard.
08/10/2021 – How we start our days is how we spend our days
08/03/2021 – Should you delete social media?

07/20/2021 – Temptation bundling: Taking your digital vices outdoors
07/13/2021 – What you do is more important than what you don’t do
07/06/2021 – Tiny digital breaks

06/29/2021 – Apps to tame digital addiction
06/22/2021 – Spotify and the paradox of choice
06/15/2021 – Radical digital detox ideas
06/07/2021 – Why is email so addictive? (And tips for decluttering your inbox)
06/01/2021 – You need space

05/24/2021 – Value your attention (as much as Facebook values it)
05/18/2021 – Look up
05/11/2021 – How I turned my iPhone into a dumb phone
05/04/2021 – Demonizing the tool(s) is scapegoating

04/27/2021 – Self-medicating with art
04/20/2021 – The opposite of addiction is connection
04/13/2021 – From a smartphone to a flip phone
04/06/2021 – Deleting LinkedIn

03/30/2021 – Is texting culture giving us anxiety?
03/23/2021 – Can you be social without social media?
03/16/2021 – How to do social media as a digital minimalist
03/02/2021 – Digital minimalism

02/23/2021 – Demons hate fresh air
02/16/2021 – Laugh or log off
02/09/2021 – On online dating
02/02/2021 – Reclaiming leisure

01/26/2021 – Going analog in a digital world
01/19/2021 – Addiction by design
01/12/2021 – The attention merchants
01/05/2021 – Attention! Attention! Attention!

2020

12/29/2020 – Read a book instead
12/22/2020 – On taking a digital break
12/15/2020 – Coexisting with email
12/08/2020 – Is digital declutter for you?
12/01/2020 – A radical digital declutter journey