Analog Hobbies That Rest a Screen-Tired Brain
14 analog hobbies in 4 groups, with cost, time and space for each, what research links them to, and how to start one that replaces the evening scroll.
Digital Minimalism & Screen Time
Taming phones, notifications, social media and information overload.
Life offline
Understanding the problem
Phantom Vibration Syndrome and Nomophobia: Modern Phone Anxieties Explained
Phantom vibration syndrome, a buzz that never came, is common and rarely bothersome. Why it happens, what nomophobia is, and 5 simple steps.
Doomscrolling: Why You Do It and How to Stop
In 2021 experiments, 2 to 4 minutes of COVID-19 news on social media lowered positive mood. Why doomscrolling hooks you, and 5 habits that may help.
How Much Screen Time Is Too Much for Adults?
WHO sets no daily screen limit for adults, and Canada's 3-hour leisure cap (2020) is about sitting. What research says matters more than the hours.
Digital Minimalism: A Beginner's Guide
Digital minimalism explained: Cal Newport's idea, what randomized trials found about cutting back on social media, and a 5-step plan to start.
Families, health, and screens
Phubbing: How Phones Hurt Relationships and What to Do
Phubbing, snubbing someone for your phone, is linked to lower relationship satisfaction. What studies show, what they can't, and 6 agreements to try.
Digital Eye Strain: Causes and Prevention
Digital eye strain is common and temporary: its causes, what trials found on the 20-20-20 rule, why blue-light glasses disappoint and which signs need a doctor.
Social media
How to Quit Social Media (or Just Use It Less)
How to quit social media in 6 steps, from app limits to deletion: what trials found, how to save your data and what to move before you leave.
Taming your phone
How to Reduce Screen Time: 15 Practical Steps
15 ways to reduce screen time, graded by the trials behind them: firm app limits, fewer alerts, grayscale, phone placement and what tends to fade.
Detoxes and resets
Dopamine Detox: What It Gets Right and What It Gets Wrong
No study shows a dopamine detox lowers or resets dopamine, but its core idea, fewer cues and harder access, has some support. 5 claims checked.