Device-free habits to increase your productivity and happiness. — Anyone worried about spending slightly too many hours bingeing Netflix or watching TV, you're not alone. British figures released in 2021 showed that adults spent a third of their waking hours watching TV and online video content at an average of five hours and forty minutes. Now, you don't need…

"Sometimes, having a bad day is not about cheering yourself up but about not making yourself feel any worse." — “It’s just one of those days,” I tell my partner as he finds me sitting under a blanket on the couch instead of behind my desk working on a new article. I’ve been having many of ‘those days’ lately. Maybe it’s just one of those seasons. Tough times can’t be…

Daily micro-habits to help you be more focused and calm every day. — Research shows the majority of Americans spend a full waking month out of every year on their phone. Approaching my second year of being a digital minimalist and Instagram-free, I can say from experience that efforts to quit your favorite social media platform and unplugging from your phone can prove…

How I turned my tech-tools into a source of joy instead of distraction. — As a digital minimalist, I often write about what I don’t do when it comes to my technology. Since I first discovered digital minimalism five years ago, I've been on a mission to clean the digital clutter in my life and spend less time online. This means I have simpler…

“Lose an hour in the morning, and you’ll spend all day looking for it.” — Scrolling my phone used to be a part of my morning routine. I would check the news, swipe social media, and answer messages all within the first hour after waking up. But all this useless swiping at the breakfast table took time and attention away from tending to my family…

For those who are stuck in a loop of unhealthy habits. — I know what it feels like to be stuck. To not get the things done that you want to and to feel trapped in a loop of unhealthy habits. To watch TV and scroll your phone at moments when you know you shouldn’t. …

And the counter-habits you need to quickly change them. — Lately, I’ve seen people do some bizarre things in both public and private because of their phones. We joke about some of these things. We find it normal when other people do these things to us. But there’s more to it. We’re disconnected from nature, barely move our bodies, and…

Get ready for a fresh start with these simple decisions. — Winter in the Netherlands is as cold and dreary as it sounds. Our country’s lack of mountains means nothing to block any incoming depressions from the sea. In other words, from the end of September until the start of May, life here is grey, wet, and cold. If you’re nearing…

“Make your tech stupider so you can be smarter.” — How many times have you picked up your phone in the last hour? How many times did you slip it from your pocket only to realize minutes or hours of automatic scrolling later that you’ve accomplished nothing, and you feel kinda gross? I don’t know about you, but scrolling my…