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Six Meditations on the Phone
As I rode the bus back to my cramped East Village apartment, I thought about how important it was for me to occasionally and deliberately separate from my normal routine. The meaningful connections I’d had over the previous few days didn’t happen when I was staring at my computer, banging out emails, but when I focused on being present with the peo
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Granting the premise that the phone is an antidote to living, though, I was wondering: what is it I personally don't want to live through? If I paid attention, at precisely the moments my attention tried to veer away, what would I find I was doing and feeling and thinking? What about existence makes me reach for my pocket?
Tom Scocca • Screening out consciousness
You are what you put into your body. If you eat crap, you’ll feel like crap. Similarly, if you spend your time watching other people’s highlight reels on Instagram or engrossed in drama on X, you’ll feel more anxious and less at peace.
Do a weekly digital sabbath where you get time in solitude more broadly. Actually, turn off as many notifications a... See more
Do a weekly digital sabbath where you get time in solitude more broadly. Actually, turn off as many notifications a... See more
“Not using a phone taught me what a phone is really for. It’s not for communicating with other people, getting directions, reading articles, looking at pictures, shopping for products, or playing games. A phone is a device for muting the anxieties proper to being alive. This is what all its functions and features ultimately achieve: cameras deliver
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