Christopher MimsJul 19, 2023

had an insight into what I'm aiming for in terms of my relationship with technology

I call it living an "analog life"

it doesn't literally mean that the tech I use has to be analog

it means that I'm trying to return to as much of a pre-smartphone existence as possible

more thoughts on this later, but I'm curious how anyone else has tried for this in their own life?

Show threadBenJul 19, 2023
@mimsical I wish you luck! Here’s some things that helped me a lot to make my peace with screens:
- shifting my writing to text files with markdown; no word, Google docs etc; the freedom and flexibility is amazing
- pdfs and epubs instead of kindle; I don’t care about the device any more, the best book is the one at hand and oftentimes that’s my phone 🤷🏼‍♂️
- I write a lot on paper (gets discarded eod); remarkable is a great addition to journals and for books
Show threadBen

@mimsical there are still a lot of screens in my life, but I figured for me it’s not about the screens per se, it’s more about the engagement loops and the feeling of not controlling it.

There’s a functional and an aesthetic side to it, and it’s worth it to consider both.

Jul 19, 2023 at 1:43pmWeb