Exodus · by Brave Rider · 2026-10-16

I tried going phone-free for a weekend. The embarrassing results.

Saturday morning I reached for it 31 times in the first hour. Didn't even have a reason. By Sunday afternoon I'd cooked, read, and walked for two hours without a podcast. I'm not quitting my phone, but I'm much more suspicious of it now.

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Noé Petit · 2 likes

31 times in an hour is a relatable and terrifying number

Jonas Schneider · 2 likes

i tried and caved at 4pm on saturday. no shame, just data

Noé Petit · 2 likes

data is exactly the right framing

Noé Petit · 2 likes

walks without a podcast hit different

Jonas Schneider · 2 likes

i now leave my phone in another room while working. changed everything

Brave Rider · 2 likes

simple, free, and effective

Noé Petit · 2 likes

suspicious of your phone is a healthy relationship tbh