Why you should spend your evenings without your phone
"I'm exhausted, but somehow I'm still lying in bed scrolling at midnight."
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A field guide to life with less phone
Plain answers to the questions people ask when they want their attention back.
Why you should take your lunch break without your phone
Most of us treat a few minutes on the phone as a break. You finish a meeting, grab a sandwich, and open Instagram as a little reward. It feels like rest.
Read moreWhy you should start your morning without your phone
If the first thing you touch every morning is your phone, you're in very good company. The alarm goes off, you turn it off, and before you know it you're three emails and two headlines into...
Read moreIs Saalo worth it?
If you're asking this question, you probably already know the idea: a box for your phone, and an app that counts the time you spend away from it. The natural next question is whether it's...
Read moreWhy you should leave your phone at home when you go out with friends
If you've ever looked around a table of friends and noticed every phone sitting face up next to every drink, you know how normal it's become. Nobody's being rude. The phones are just there,...
Read moreHow your phone affects your relationship with your kids
Phones interrupt family time in almost every home. In a 2018 study of 172 families with young children, nearly all of the parents said a phone or another device came between them and their...
Read moreHow to set a good phone example for your kids
"Why do I have to put mine away when you're always on yours?"
Read moreHow to keep phones off the dinner table
If you've ever looked up from your plate and seen every person at the table looking down at a screen, you know the feeling. Nobody meant for it to happen. One person checked a message,...
Read moreHow to keep your phone out of the bedroom
Most of us sleep next to our phones. In a 2023 survey by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 87% of U.S. adults said they regularly sleep with their phone in the bedroom, and for people...
Read more5 phone lock boxes for the home
A phone lock box is the simplest idea in the whole "use your phone less" world. You put the phone somewhere, and it stays there for a while.
Read moreBest app blockers for iPhone in 2026
If you've ever deleted Instagram on a Sunday night and reinstalled it by Tuesday, you're not alone. Almost everyone who tries to use their phone less starts by looking for an app that will...
Read moreDifference between a dumbphone, an app blocker and a phone box
"I want to use my phone less, but I have no idea where to start. Do I ditch it? Download something? Lock it up?"
Read moreWhat happens when you use your phone less
"The first two days, I kept reaching for my pocket. By the end of the week, I'd read half a book."
Read moreWhy do I keep checking my phone?
The average American checks their phone about 96 times a day, or roughly once every ten minutes, according to a 2019 survey of nearly 2,000 smartphone users (Asurion, 2019).
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