5 Analog Items That Are Replacing My Screen Time
(Note: This was first published on Medium back in June 24th) Introduction — Don’t get started on how dominant digital technology is on our world. Its responsible for almost every aspect of our life. Work, relaxation, entertainment, fitness, alarms, apps, videos, information, news, you name it. While being positively transformative in numerous ways, this has lead to a negative trade off which is increased screen usage. I’ve fallen victim to huge screen time use and I’ve wanted to find activates that weren’t on screens but were still just as effective for everyday tasks. One day, I was scrolling through my YouTube feed and I stumbled upon a video which particularly captivated me. The title said: Analog items that are changing my life After watching it, I wanted to give it a shot and bought some of the analogue things the video recommended. Long story short, this was one of the best decisions I’ve made as my screen time halved within the span of a month. Analog items are physical, non dig...