Yours truly, staring at my phone, from a set of experiments I did with light many years ago. (This shot is lit only by the light from my phone.)

#photography #people #portrait #lighting #phoneaddiction

http://dailyphoto.creativesplurges.com/2026/03/22/on-my-phone/

David Achu with another banger video

https://youtu.be/6vzTgXFwisg

#PhoneAddiction #Video #DavidAchu

A professor teaching small seminars noticed something surprising: when students were asked to put their phones away, many showed real distress.

What looked like distraction started to resemble addiction.

In our conversation with Randolph R. Lewis, we explore how technology, politics, and culture are reshaping society.

Full episode:
https://youtu.be/s2_XY3-mBrg

#PhoneAddiction #Technology #DigitalCulture #Bummerland

Millennials are growing concerned about their Boomer parents being glued to their phones

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/millennials-worried-about-boomer-phone-obsession-ex1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=millennials-worried-about-boomer-phone-obsession-ex1

6. Self-care as a friendly invitation to consider myself important? My inner slacker is already rolling its eyes.

But maybe that’s the trick for less smartphone time: not being stricter, but kinder to myself. Charging my batteries instead of running on autopilot.

Time to get off the “ego trip” that others are always more important than me.

#DigitalDetox #Minimalism #Mindfulness #SelfLeadership #PhoneAddiction #SelfCare

5. The Kantian question: What is a human?

Today, I was more dog than human. Instead of chasing dopamine clicks on my phone, I had sun on my face and grass under my feet. My dog just rolls in the moment—while I? I’m learning from her that real life doesn’t happen on a screen.

To the question “What is a human?” I definitely don’t want to answer: a digitally living junkie.

#DigitalDetox #Minimalism #Mindfulness #SelfLeadership #PhoneAddiction #DigitalWellbeing

Sometimes I wonder when I turned from the kid staring at slot machine junkies in smoky bars into my own smartphone zombie.

My minimalism device is now my endless jackpot—and I’m the player who can’t stop.

My analog fingers lead me into digital addiction. We think we live digitally, but dopamine is still released the analog way.

#DigitalDetox #Minimalism #Mindfulness #SelfLeadership #PhoneAddiction #SmartphoneZombies

Neurologist reveals 3 simple tricks people can do right now to break nearly any bad habit

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/neuroscientist-reveals-3-tricks-people-can-do-right-now-to-break-any-bad-habit

Six Easy Steps to Get Us Addicted To Our Phones

https://peertube.eqver.se/w/bD6EMR99VK97RaG7dNoZFP