Smartphone Free Human

How a Temporary Return to Smartphone Life Is Reaffirming My Decision to “Go Dumb”

Having a flip phone is liberating because it totally removes the tension I’m describing.

Feb 20 • Christina Dinur

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Wisconsin Considers Phone-Free(r) Schools & National PTA Breaks Up with Meta

On celebrating wins when things feel especially bleak

Feb 13 • Christina Dinur

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January 2026

Parents, Here's Your New Year's Resolution: Quit Facebook & Instagram

Life is better on the other side.

Jan 3 • Christina Dinur

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October 2025

On Reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe to My Six-Year-Old

The struggle, the meltdown, and the triumph

Oct 6, 2025 • Christina Dinur

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July 2025

The Problem Is the Product, Not the Kids, and the Solution Is Limiting Access

Making Sense of the New JAMA Study on Kids and Screens

Jul 3, 2025 • Christina Dinur

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May 2025

How to Identify Propaganda From Big Tech When You See It

Recognize the Myths, Ask Questions, and Follow the Money

May 4, 2025 • Christina Dinur

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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, 2025 • Christina Dinur

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February 2025

Madame Bovary and the Seeking Instinct, Untamed

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

Feb 21, 2025 • Christina Dinur

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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, 2025 • Christina Dinur

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5 Best Things About Ditching My Smartphone in 2024

And a wish for 2025

Jan 1, 2025 • Christina Dinur

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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

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August 2024

Reflections After Four Months Without a Smartphone

Status Update

Aug 2, 2024 • Christina Dinur

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