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Use Structure to Gently Reduce Screen Time
Step Away ► May 6, 2026

Use Structure to Gently Reduce Screen Time

If you’ve ever tried to “just use your phone less” and failed by like… 9:14am, you’re not alone. For a lot of brains (mine included), less screen time doesn’t work without structure. Not really rules....

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The First Hour Offline (Stop Starting Your Day in Your Phone)
Step Away ► May 5, 2026

The First Hour Offline (Stop Starting Your Day in Your Phone)

If your mornings start like this: Alarm goes offYou grab your phoneCheck messagesScroll a littleCheck emailScroll more …and suddenly your brain feels busy before you’ve even had coffee… That’s not a motivation problem. That’s a...

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Analog Evenings (A Simple Way to Stop Scrolling All Night)
Step Away ► May 5, 2026

Analog Evenings (A Simple Way to Stop Scrolling All Night)

I’ve shared a lot on this blog and on social media about our evening scrolls…. side by side in the dark after work, sometimes even sending each other a reel while sitting next to each...

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The Phone Parking Lot (Why Your Phone Doesn’t Need to Live in Your Hand)
Step Away ► May 5, 2026

The Phone Parking Lot (Why Your Phone Doesn’t Need to Live in Your Hand)

There was a time when phones didn’t follow you around. They lived in one place. Usually the kitchen with a cord. Thats where ours was initially – before the cordless phone.The cord was long enough...

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One Intentional Scroll (Because You’re Not Actually Trying to Quit Your Phone)
Step Away ► May 5, 2026

One Intentional Scroll (Because You’re Not Actually Trying to Quit Your Phone)

Most advice about screen time sounds like this: Delete the apps!!Stop scrolling!!Have more discipline!!!! …and then you’re back on your phone 12 minutes later. Because the problem isn’t just scrolling. It’s accidental scrolling. The kind...

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Create a Phone-Free Evening Routine That Actually Sticks
Step Away ► October 15, 2025

Create a Phone-Free Evening Routine That Actually Sticks

You don’t plan to spend your evenings on your phone. You sit down after work, open Instagram “for a minute,” check a few texts, maybe watch a couple of videos. And then suddenly it’s 10:47...

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