So Punk
The bar is pretty low. All you have to do to win is keep your attention span.
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Drawbridges
"I hate this city," I muttered, stuck at a drawbridge that had added ten minutes to an appointment I was already late for. My son, in the back seat, was telling me how beautiful the view was. He was right.
Technology Is the Opiate
Karl Marx said religion was the opiate of the masses. He was wrong for this era. Technology took the role — and unlike religion, it manufactures the suffering it claims to relieve.
At the Park
Whenever I'm at the park with my kids, I don't take out my phone. This has several benefits. I give my undivided attention to my children the entire time we're there.
Battery
You’ve been a battery—powering systems that feed on your attention. Protect your charge. It’s all you really own.
Going Analog by Being Quiet
Most people scroll to escape. I started writing again to return. This post is about choosing quiet over noise—and what I’ve been rediscovering by going analog.