Taking Back Stolen Time
After surviving the Holocaust, my cousin’s father-in-law came to the U.S. With no formal documents from his home coun...
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Becoming Time Rich
Some buy back time with money. But what’s it worth if it’s lost to scrolling? Once a week, I unplug—no phone, no lapt...
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Are You Visiting the Digital World — or Living There?
We call Gen Z “digital natives” – they’ve never known life without tech. I’m Gen X: a “digital immigrant,” rais...
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From Good Intention to Lasting Habit
A friend of mine, who is a personal trainer, once tried to take weekly tech breaks. However, after three weeks, he ga...
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Day of Rest as a Modern Necessity
The 7-day work week has been around since the Romans. Weekends were meant for rest. But tech and social media have bl...
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Permission to Rest
“I can’t unplug.”That’s what some people say Are you an emergency worker? On call 24/7? Even then, you have rostered ...
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Quiet by Design
Over the next few weeks, some posts will be scheduled to go out on my channels, but you won’t see me online. That’s b...
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Haunted by Notifications
Ever reached for your phone because you felt a “buzz”… only to find nothing there? That’s PVS: phantom vibration synd...
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A Better Kind of Victory
Some things are more important than football—sometimes even your favorite team. Over the years I’ve faced those momen...
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