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From the blog

Straight talk about
your screen time.

Why apps hold on to you, what that really costs, and what helps. All sourced, all honest, no fearmongering.

Philosophy · 3 min

For something, not against something: why alternatives work where bans fail

Why alternatives work where bans fail: the philosophy behind ctrl, with numbers.

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Focus · 3 min

Your focus is not broken, it is constantly interrupted

It is constantly interrupted. What the goldfish myth gets wrong, and what really helps.

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Sleep · 3 min

What too much screen time does to your sleep

The best documented effect: why the screen in bed matters more than the screen in the evening.

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Health · 3 min

What less screen time does to your body

Stress, sleep, cortisol: studies from 2018 to 2025, honestly framed.

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Experiment · 3 min

Two weeks without mobile internet: what improved for 90.7 percent

The Castelo study: 90.7 percent improved wellbeing, mental health or attention.

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Family · 3 min

Screen time in the family: rules you set together

Rules you set together, without turning dinner into a power struggle.

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Health · 3 min

Cortisol and your phone: what changes when you switch off

What changes when you switch off, before you even feel it. One study, honestly framed.

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