Archive - A Flip Phone Life

Is the Problem Smartphones, or the Way We Use Them?

And is there anything we're willing to do about it?

Jul 6 •

June 2025

Selfie Tourism and the Adults Under the Influence

When the dopamine hit becomes the destination.

Jun 29 •

How to Stand Around and Look Weird Without a Smartphone

Or what happens when you can’t escape yourself.

Jun 22 •

Paper Maps, Patience, and Pinocchio: How I Navigated Florence’s Immigration Maze In the Busiest Two Week Stretch of My Life

A slow journey toward something real.

Jun 15 •

Lessons from My Mentors: How to Be Present

How a two-hour walk through Florence's Oltrarno reminded me that the path back to presence is simpler than we think.

Jun 8 •

A Flip Phone, A Laptop, and the Illusion of Progress

Observations from my first month without a smartphone.

Jun 1 •

May 2025

A Month Off of Technology, A Year Longing to Return - Part 2

The seven most important lessons I learned during my technology fast in Bali

May 25 •

A Month Off Technology, A Year Longing to Return - Part 1

On the lead up to my month without digital devices while in Bali.

May 18 •

Four takeaways from my final month with a smartphone.

May 11 •

The Real ‘Why’ Behind the Switch to a Flip Phone: My Kids

My smartphone use was sending them all the wrong messages.

May 8 •

April 2025

The Ground Rules for A Flip Phone Life

How I'm living daily.

Apr 29 •

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