wait, reading articles doesn't count? ugh. That's the main thing I use my phone for as I've deleted social media apps. I do a lot of email on my phone, especially in the car when someone else is driving.
To avoid the evening scroll, I turn my phone off (yes, completely off) no later than 10 pm. When I go out in the evening, I leave my phone at home. I'm seriously considering getting a flip phone when my old-ish smartphone needs to be replaced.
I'm reading Why We Remember by Doctor Charan Ranganath, Poilâne by Apollonia Poilane, Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari. In fiction, I just finished Niall Williams's Time of the Child (so beautiful) and next up is Familiaris by David Wroblewski, the prequel to The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.
omgosh I haven't read any of those! I used to think reading articles counted. ANd I still think it does to some extent but I needed to recognize that that is not what I--me, personally, really truly--was doing. I was scrolling. I was feeding my little dopamine muncher and looking for easy entertainment, not reading. But that's me!
Oh I do do that sometimes, TOTALLY DIFFERENT. I used to have a book going on my phone that was easy to hop in and out of. thanks for reminding me to do that again!
I read books on my phone so they’re always with me, and if I find Instagram more compelling that means I need to find a different book. Right now I’m reading Curtis Sittenfeld’s forthcoming Show Don’t Tell and it’s rocking my world.
It just depends on the day. Am I more into playing games with words? Then the phone wins. Will I be endlessly interrupted? Then the phone wins. Can I actually FOCUS? Then the book wins!
I just finished Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo, and I cannot recommend it enough. I put down my phone enough to finish it in less than a week, and that was only bedtime reading!
wait, reading articles doesn't count? ugh. That's the main thing I use my phone for as I've deleted social media apps. I do a lot of email on my phone, especially in the car when someone else is driving.
To avoid the evening scroll, I turn my phone off (yes, completely off) no later than 10 pm. When I go out in the evening, I leave my phone at home. I'm seriously considering getting a flip phone when my old-ish smartphone needs to be replaced.
I'm reading Why We Remember by Doctor Charan Ranganath, Poilâne by Apollonia Poilane, Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari. In fiction, I just finished Niall Williams's Time of the Child (so beautiful) and next up is Familiaris by David Wroblewski, the prequel to The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.
omgosh I haven't read any of those! I used to think reading articles counted. ANd I still think it does to some extent but I needed to recognize that that is not what I--me, personally, really truly--was doing. I was scrolling. I was feeding my little dopamine muncher and looking for easy entertainment, not reading. But that's me!
I also read books on my phone. It's more convenient and easier to hold.
Oh I do do that sometimes, TOTALLY DIFFERENT. I used to have a book going on my phone that was easy to hop in and out of. thanks for reminding me to do that again!
I read books on my phone so they’re always with me, and if I find Instagram more compelling that means I need to find a different book. Right now I’m reading Curtis Sittenfeld’s forthcoming Show Don’t Tell and it’s rocking my world.
It just depends on the day. Am I more into playing games with words? Then the phone wins. Will I be endlessly interrupted? Then the phone wins. Can I actually FOCUS? Then the book wins!
I just finished Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo, and I cannot recommend it enough. I put down my phone enough to finish it in less than a week, and that was only bedtime reading!
Phone - but only because I may want to "clear the decks" before I pick up my book. I dont' want to be distracted.