I dropped my phone into a bowl of brownie batter. Its speakers have never been the same (but the brownies were unharmed). Potential kitchen mishaps are one reason I want to change my habit of using my phone when I cook. My other reason is that it’s too tempting to multitask if my phone is […]

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For the past few weeks, I’ve structured my morning routine around one main principle: no cell phone until after I’ve had my coffee. (Drinking coffee is one of the last things I do before work.) It hasn’t been easy. According to this article (which cites a 2010 Pew Research study), 83% of Millennials (myself included) […]

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In my last post, I wrote about “untangling” in order to decrease my digital dependency and free up mental space to be creative. A few months ago, I unknowingly took the first step: I deactivated my Facebook account. This isn’t going to be a rant about Facebook. I know plenty of people who use it […]

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