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Thoughts on phones, convenience and what happens to our heads when everything gets easy.

• 6 min readThe day you stopped having to remember

  Phone numbers, routes, birthdays: we outsourced remembering. It's convenient, and it has a price you only notice late.

• 5 min readFrictionless isn't harmless

  Good apps remove every hurdle. But without resistance there is no growth. Why "easy" can be the most expensive feature on your phone.

• 6 min readThe AI writes, you nod

  Answers at the push of a button are a gift. But when all we do is check what someone else thought, something happens to our own thinking.

• 5 min readFive minutes of effort

  Why a small puzzle can feel better than two hours of scrolling, and what it takes.