Archive - Smartphone Free Human

How to Identify Propaganda From Big Tech When You See It

Recognize the Myths, Ask Questions, and Follow the Money

May 4 •

Christina Dinur

April 2025

The Most Important Answer to ADOLESCENCE—Hold On to Your Kids

The movement to protect kids from phones and social media will not succeed unless we the parents address our own perpetual distraction.

Apr 1 •

Christina Dinur

February 2025

Madame Bovary and the Seeking Instinct, Untamed

"The nearer things were, the more her thoughts turned away from them."

Feb 21 •

Christina Dinur

January 2025

Got Writer's Block? Before Opening ChatGPT, Consider the Cost

Three under-acknowledged costs of outsourcing mental work to a machine—and what to do instead.

Jan 26 •

Christina Dinur

5 Best Things About Ditching My Smartphone in 2024

And a wish for 2025

Jan 1 •

Christina Dinur

November 2024

How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Alternate Ending for 2024

In 2024, the Grinch’s goal of silencing the "noise, noise, noise, noise!" of Christmas would be much easier--just buy every Who a smartphone!

Nov 19, 2024 •

Christina Dinur

August 2024

Reflections After Four Months Without a Smartphone

Aug 2, 2024 •

Christina Dinur

May 2024

Why and How I Broke Up With My Smartphone

For years now, I’ve had a nagging feeling that I was addicted to my smartphone, and that the addiction was kind of ruining my life. The ever-present…

May 9, 2024 •

Christina Dinur

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