
One TV producer's 1000 hour experiment in deliberately doing nothing on his commute. A very funny, very serious investigation into what the phone is doing to the mind - and what you find when you put it down. Modern brains, ancient wisdom, an Evil Advisor
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Nearly ten months of commuting in a high-vis vest means a lot of conversations with strangers about phones. Everyone is supportive (well, those who talk to me anyway). Everyone hates their phone. But I’ve noticed something: phone use is no-...
Calming myself by mindfully holding a fork
In the seven years since the ballet disaster I’ve tried almost everything to stop using the phone.
Though nothing solved the problem, most strategies worked a little bit - at least until I undid...
Hello everyone,
In December 2019, I made my daughter cry when I looked at my phone at her ballet recital. These days she finds it funny, but it was a real wake-up call for me.
In the years since, I tried everything to kick the phone habit...
Ever had a phone pickup that was so nonsensical that it changed the way you think about yourself?
This was years ago. It was extremely late at night, I think past midnight. I was going to bed. I picked up my phone and I checked how the tub...
Phone addicted idiot dad sighted in Liverpool St station
This morning I will begin Hour 257 of Phone Free Commuting.
To a lot of readers’ surprise, very few people actually talk to me on the commute.
But it does happen. Yesterday I saw a...
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Looked at phone at daughter's ballet recital. She cried. Tried everything to kick phone habit. Nothing worked. Learnt to meditate. Had awakening. Still on phone. Now documenting 1,000 hrs of doing nothing on commute. In hi-vis. Funnier than it sounds
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