How long does it take to form a habit, or break a phone one?
The best studies put a new habit at about two months, with a range from 18 days to most of a year. What speeds it up, and how to use it on a phone.
What to do instead of scrolling, and how to make it stick
What to do instead of scrolling: match a swap to the moment you reach for your phone, from the checkout line to bed, and make it stick.
Analog hobbies: what they are and 14 to start in 10 minutes
Analog hobbies are hobbies you do with your hands and no screen. Here is a list of 14 you can start in ten minutes with what you have, and how to begin.
100 things to do instead of scrolling
100 things to do instead of scrolling, in ten groups of ten, with a table sorted by the time you have. Screen-free ideas from Eli Singer’s book.
Grandma hobbies: what they are and 12 to try this week
Grandma hobbies are slow, hands-on pastimes like baking and card games. Here is a list of 12 to try this week with what’s already in the house.
What is an analog bag? What to put in one, with 12 ideas
An analog bag is a bag of offline things you reach for instead of your phone. What to put in one, how to make one, and 12 ideas from a list of 100.
How to go analog: 20 analog activities for one day a week
Going analog means choosing the hands-on version of something you’d do on a screen. Here are 20 analog activities for a morning, an evening or a whole day.
Free hobbies: 20 hobbies that cost nothing to start
Twenty free hobbies that cost nothing to start, sorted by what you have: a pencil, your street, your house or your memory. Plus a few cheap hobbies.
Hobbies for couples: 12 to do at home without your phones
Twelve hobbies for couples to do at home without your phones, like card games and cooking. Plus four ways to ask that don’t start a fight.
Low-energy hobbies: 11 relaxing hobbies for when you’re tired
Eleven low-energy hobbies for when you’re too tired for anything. Six ask nothing of you and five ask a little. All are low effort and free.
How to find a hobby as an adult when nothing interests you
How to find a hobby as an adult, even when nothing interests you. Three steps from Chapter 9 of the Offline.now book, and easy hobbies to start today.
Things to do when bored without your phone: 16 random ideas
Sixteen random things to do when bored without your phone, sorted by where you are: at home alone, at night or outside. From a list of 100.
What to do before bed instead of scrolling: 12 screen-free ideas
Twelve things to do before bed without screens. Six for once you’re in bed and six for the hour before, each about as easy as picking up your phone.
What to do in the morning instead of scrolling: 10 small ideas
Ten small things to do in the morning instead of scrolling. Two take a minute. For a phone-free start to the day, from the Offline.now list of 100.
Alternatives to doomscrolling: 15 things to do instead
Fifteen alternatives to doomscrolling, sorted by what the scroll was giving you. News, rest, company, busy hands or a way out of a task.
