Family

The Boredom Line

How to be happy going to B&Q to look at paint

Jun 9 • Phone Free Will

Why I looked at my phone while looking after my children - and the momentum that made it impossible to stop

Apr 28 • Phone Free Will

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 • Phone Free Will

Mind The Gap: How The Phone Fills Every Pause

The phone pours into every chapter break in family life - to plug those gaps, try something radical.

Feb 10 • Phone Free Will

I Spent 30 Days Phone Free Commuting

I feel great - but I had to pay a terrible price

Feb 3 • Phone Free Will

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 • Phone Free Will

Haunted By Clive

How to stop work worries invading family life

Jan 15 • Phone Free Will

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 • Phone Free Will

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