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  • October 4, 2022

    Be careful what you wish for 

    Be careful what you wish for 

    The lessons in unplugging are the same as other lessons in life: It takes time, it does get easier, it does get better.

  • September 27, 2022

    In a perfect world

    In a perfect world

    In a perfect world, technology is a simple tool that helps me function in my day to day life, like the shoes I wear, or the pots I cook in.

  • September 20, 2022

    Don’t should on yourself

    Don’t should on yourself

    Perfection is the enemy of perfectly adequate.

  • September 6, 2022

    Capturing the moment

    Capturing the moment

    The best way to ruin a moment is to try and capture it. What makes a moment special is that it is a moment.

  • August 30, 2022

    You don’t need discipline to get offline

    You don’t need discipline to get offline

    There are a million things to do offline that are far more enjoyable than the same regurgitated noise online. It does take more effort, and it takes getting used to, but it is worth it.

  • August 23, 2022

    “What are you reading?”

    “What are you reading?”

    (Not about reading) Kids have a certain kind of straightforwardness, honesty that often comes off as brutal, unnecessarily truthful, and cruel: “Oh my god, I didn’t know you were that old,” they tell me. As we grow, we learn politeness, whether real, phony, bogus: “Oh, please. You are so young,” the adults lie. For these […]

  • August 9, 2022

    It takes getting used to

    It takes getting used to

    it just takes getting used to picking up a book, instead of opening another tab; leaving the house for a walk, instead of scrolling through apps; paying attention to the real world instead of getting lost in the digital noise.

  • August 2, 2022

    How to spend 24 hours unplugged

    How to spend 24 hours unplugged

    August 6 is #GlobalDayofUnplugging. You can take the pledge to unplug from your devices and plug into life.

  • July 26, 2022

    Life gets in the way

    Life gets in the way

    I feel time more accurately now. Its passing, getting away, from me; what has been, what could have been, and what is yet to come, all wrapped up in time, and its nonchalant passing. Part growing older, part paying more attention to time. When time finally runs out, I wonder, would I be okay with […]

  • July 11, 2022

    In praise of tech-free sleep

    In praise of tech-free sleep

    I recently bought a analog alarm clock in a desperate attempt to fix sleep schedule. “Did it wake you up?” I asked my husband, innocently. “It woke our neighbors up,” he said. I was happy it worked. I no longer have an excuse to bring my phone to bed.

  • June 13, 2022

    When you have nothing to say

    When you have nothing to say

    Since there is no shortage of content online, when you don’t have something to say, it is okay to say nothing.

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