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Almost done. In short, 24/6 isn’t anti-technology; it’s anti-denial. Shlain exposes the lie that constant availability is harmless, let alone humane. A culture without rest isn’t productive—it’s extractive.

The one-day-offline idea isn’t self-care theater. It’s refusal. Read this if you’re ready to admit the problem was never screen time—it was consent.

Loving this so far. It’s a collection of short essays and observations about everyday life under communism in Eastern Europe, especially from a woman’s perspective.

Loving this so far. It’s a collection of short essays and observations about everyday life under communism in Eastern Europe, especially from a woman’s perspective.

I go forth, alone, and stand as ten thousand.

“If we don't wind down, we'll never truly wake up.”

Book 2 this year to explore creating a more meaningful life outside screens and distractions. Phones don’t destroy connection. They dilute it.
And honestly, if I’m being real — if we were asked to choose, phone or connection — why does it even feel like a hard question? Why would it be?

Moving this off my to-read list to read. Excited to dive in. Pet peeve: curating a massive To Read list but never moving anything into Currently Reading. At some point it stops being intention and becomes aesthetic.

More scientific than wu-wu. Like it.