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Mind The Gap
The phone pours into every chapter break in family life
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Riding The Choo Choo
Appreciating the everyday isn’t easy. Took me 116 hours.
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I’ve Spent 80 Hours In Silence And Now I See Dead People
What happened when cave people got their first phones
Mar 24
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Mind The Gap
The phone pours into every chapter break in family life
Feb 10
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Haunted By Clive
How to stop work worries invading family life
Jan 15
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Back Story
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4. I had a spiritual awakening on the school run
But it didn't fix my phone use, so I bought a high vis vest
Jul 7
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3. The End Of The Line
I tried to out-meditate my phone
Jun 30
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2. Same Time Tomorrow
The unexpected power of a fridge
Jun 23
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1. Who Keeps Picking Up The Phone All The Time?
Wasn't me
Jun 16
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How To Fight The Phone
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How I Started Meditating
It involved a surprising amount of effort. And technology.
Aug 18
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Why don’t you just read a book?
Because I want to make friends with boredom
Aug 11
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I stopped checking my screen time
And started doing nothing
Aug 4
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So You Just Scrolled...
It's not your fault it's not your fault it's not your fault
Jul 28
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Driving In Silence
For readers who don't have a train
Jul 21
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The Attention Gym
Why gym people always win fights with meditators
May 19
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I Spent 100 Hours Rawdogging - And Learnt What It's Missing
Also - didn't know I was doing that
Apr 21
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How To Build A Work/Life Airlock
Don’t build up a dopamine debt before dinner
Apr 14
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Phones And The Mind
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Why I Commute Without A Phone
It gives me a feeling I used to get on holiday
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Phones Complete Us
A tiny bird, a loving dog and the 9.17 to Waterloo
Sep 15
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Don't worry about the quality of AI. Worry about the quantity.
What nuclear bears taught me
Jul 14
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Turning Out The Nightlight
What a railway historian taught me about phones and loneliness
Jun 2
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Thinking Is Overrated
Says man who commutes in high vis vest
May 12
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Phones Are Everyone’s Fourth Biggest Problem
But fixing your phone use can make problems one, two and three look a lot more manageable
Apr 7
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Trying To Be A Better Person At 10pm
Training the mind is a daytime job. So if evening free time means telly, don't feel bad.
Mar 17
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I Stopped Listening To Podcasts
Silence is scary - until you can turn it into your Dreamworld
Mar 10
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Phones And Family Life
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The Boredom Line
How to be happy going to B&Q to look at paint
Jun 9
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Oi, Phone Dad!
Why I looked at my phone while looking after my children - and the momentum that made it impossible to stop
Apr 28
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Everyone's Favourite Toy: Adults Are Like Naughty Kids When It Comes To Phones
We all worry about protecting kids from phones. Won’t someone PLEASE think of the adults?
Mar 31
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Mind The Gap
The phone pours into every chapter break in family life
Feb 10
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I Spent 30 Days Phone Free Commuting
I feel great - but I had to pay a terrible price
Feb 3
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The Lonely Spaceman on the 9.17 to Waterloo
What I learnt about commuters (and myself) when I stopped looking at my screen
Jan 20
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Haunted By Clive
How to stop work worries invading family life
Jan 15
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I Made My Daughter Cry, Now I Wear High Vis
How I learned the phone was my nemesis, fought it, lost - and finally snapped.
Jan 4
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Early Days
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The Lonely Spaceman on the 9.17 to Waterloo
What I learnt about commuters (and myself) when I stopped looking at my screen
Jan 20
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Haunted By Clive
How to stop work worries invading family life
Jan 15
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The Only Thing That Actually Worked To Cut Phone Use
If the war against the rectangle is as hard for you as it was for me, you might need a change in tactics
Jan 9
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The Evil Advisor Who Demands You Scroll
When you take a break from the phone, you confront the inner voice that tells you "one quick check won't hurt"
Jan 7
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