Observed arrival · 2026-09-18
Slower Living Club: A Field Guide to Getting Your Hours Back
An editorial guide to using phones less, choosing simpler devices, filling reclaimed time, and starting an offline club.
- For
- People trying to spend less time on smartphones
- Worth noticing
- The research section preserves caveats, including a zero-effect replication of the silenced-phone-on-desk experiment.
Field notes
The guide combines behavioral advice, consumer comparison, research notes, and local organizing material rather than treating disconnection as a single purchase. Its phone section spans devices from a $20 Dumbphone 2 to an $899 Light Phone III and records what each one cannot do. The research section distinguishes correlation from causation and includes both supportive findings and a replication that found no difference from silencing a phone on a desk. A printable zine and certificate extend the project beyond the screen.
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