THE ANTI PHONE JOURNAL / 17 ENTRIES

THOUGHTS FOR
A CLEARER MIND.

Notes on attention, technology, and making more room for the life happening around you.

ALL WRITINGNEWEST FIRST

2026 / 09 / 18

The First Ten Minutes Home

A small arrival routine can keep work, errands, and your feed from taking the evening with them.

2026 / 09 / 11

One Photo Is Enough

Keep the memory without spending the whole moment looking at a screen.

2026 / 09 / 04

The Group Chat Can Wait

A busy thread can make every message feel urgent. Give your friends your attention without giving the chat your whole day.

2026 / 05 / 15

The Second Anti Phone Award

Best Tool to Transform Your Phone goes to Anti Browser. Here is why it earned it.

2026 / 05 / 12

The First Anti Phone Award

Best Screen Time Reduction App goes to Gentle. Here is why it earned it.

2026 / 04 / 28

Start at the End

Write down what a good life looks like. Work backwards to this week. Then see what your phone is actually doing for it.

2026 / 04 / 14

The Cost of Being Reachable

Staying connected is real. Staying on autopilot is the price you pay for not separating the two.

2026 / 03 / 15

Reclaim Your Attention

Your focus is a finite resource. Here's how to stop giving it away for free.

2026 / 03 / 10

The Dopamine Trap

How your phone exploits your brain's reward system, and what you can do about it.

2026 / 03 / 05

Building a Morning Without Screens

The first hour of your day sets the tone. Make it yours, not your phone's.

2026 / 02 / 27

Put the Phone in the Kitchen

The kitchen counter is the ideal phone spot. Here's how to make the switch.

2026 / 02 / 19

The Engagement Machine

The algorithm doesn't show you what's best. It shows you what keeps you watching.

2026 / 02 / 11

Boredom Is a Signal

Boredom isn't a problem to fix. It's information about what your life needs.

2026 / 02 / 03

The Comfort of Going Nowhere

When you don't know what you want from life, the phone becomes the easiest escape.

2026 / 01 / 26

Infinite Scroll, Infinite Profit

The design patterns on your phone aren't neutral features. They're monetization strategies disguised as UX.

2026 / 01 / 18

Your Eyeballs Are the Product

You don't pay for social media because you're not the customer. Advertisers are.

2026 / 01 / 10

The Phone Spot

Designate one spot in your house for your phone. The friction is the point.

THOUGHTS FORA CLEARER MIND.