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So your New Year's resolution is to quit your smartphone
Advice from someone who failed five years straight :)
Jan 3 • C. A. McLaren
9 thoughts after 9 months of using a dumbphone
Surprise! I'm still me
Dec 11, 2025 • C. A. McLaren
Did giving up my smartphone make writing easier?
Maybe a little, but it's still pretty hard!
Nov 8, 2025 • C. A. McLaren
The first thing I do when I wake up
Now that I don't pick up my smartphone
Oct 26, 2025 • C. A. McLaren
Discover Weekly, discover yourself
How Spotify works: a tale in 5 songs
Oct 19, 2025 • C. A. McLaren
How I navigate London without a smartphone
I’m late a lot
Oct 12, 2025 • C. A. McLaren
I spent 90 minutes of screen time at an album release event
On Taylor Swift and togetherness in a fragmented culture
Oct 4, 2025 • C. A. McLaren
RIP MakeupAlley (1999-2025)
Saying goodbye to a piece of internet history
Sep 26, 2025 • C. A. McLaren
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