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A weekly pause for your screen-soaked brain.
Slowness, curiosity, and a friendly AI co-creator.
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✉️ The Offtime Edit – Issue #001
“Your phone called. It said you need this.”
💡 Use tech well
🕯️ Do it offline
🤖 A thought from the Machine
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The Offtime Edit – Issue #001
Your phone called. It said you need this.
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If you're here, this is for you.
for this week's @newyorker.com magazine issue, I wrote a Profile of Bluesky, the site we are on right now! It's the deepest look yet at how Bluesky started as a Twitter side project and how CEO Jay Graber went from welding Bitcoin rigs to running a social network www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media
X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user.
www.newyorker.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
If you are taking a break from the screen, this is well worth considering :)
I cannot overstate the importance of reading books, particularly novels by respected authors, for critical thinking skills and reading comprehension. If the big gun novelists don't interest you, start small and work your way up. Or read whatever interests you. Just read. Or listen. It's all books.
April 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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I cannot overstate the importance of reading books, particularly novels by respected authors, for critical thinking skills and reading comprehension. If the big gun novelists don't interest you, start small and work your way up. Or read whatever interests you. Just read. Or listen. It's all books.
April 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
✉️ The Offtime Edit is a weekly email about screen/life balance, attention, and a better way to be online (and off).
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April 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Does the Internet harm our mental health? A new global study by @matti.vuorre.com & @shuhbillskee.bsky.social‬ challenges the panic, finding only small, inconsistent shifts in well-being over 2 decades. Big Tech holds the real data—time to open up. Read more: www.theofftimeedit.com/p/the-intern...
The Internet Age and the Elusive Truth About Our Well-Being
A Global Study Challenges the Narrative of Digital Doom
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April 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
highly interesting - more on this in one of the next newsletters
Excited to share our latest study (feat. @matti.vuorre.com) on Internet & global mental health. We find major shifts in tech and minor variations in well-being across two decades. We aim to describe these trends in the full paper:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #DigitalWellbeing #InternetAge
April 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
reading it atm - it's a really great book
Good introduction to AI, accessible, wise and expansive. I like it. #AI #DigitalWellbeing #VoxelHubPodcast
April 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Great chat with @adamclarkestes.com for @vox.com! Screen time data from Apple/Google misses actionable insights “If it was a priority, you’d see better integration” We need rigorous digital wellness tools and deeper integrations #digitalwellbeing #digitalinterventions #evidencebasedpolicy #whatworks
NEW: OII Prof @shuhbillskee.bsky.social's insights are featured in a @voxdotcom.bsky.social report on the inefficacy of screen time reports from smartphones.

“If [screen time] was a priority for [tech companies], you would be seeing better integration,” he said.

www.vox.com/technology/4...
Why you should make your phone boring
Screen time reports won’t help you put your phone down. Here’s what can.
www.vox.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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🎉 2025 Digital Wellness Resolutions: Teen & Young Adult Edition 🎉

For teens and young adults, digital devices can be a lifeline to friendships, education, and self-expression. Finding balance is key to keeping tech a positive part of life.
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January 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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The Offtime Edit is a weekly pause for your screen-soaked brain — featuring offscreen rituals, digital sanity, and indie mags worth getting ink on your fingers for.
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April 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It’s live.
A newsletter for curious humans, tired thumbs, and quiet rebellions.
✉️ The Offtime Edit – Issue #001
“Your phone called. It said you need this.”
💡 Use tech well
🕯️ Do it offline
🤖 A thought from the Machine
Read → www.theofftimeedit.com/p/issue-001
The Offtime Edit – Issue #001
Your phone called. It said you need this.
www.theofftimeedit.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM