David Pierce

Like, I wouldn't trust me on the internet either. And it was like, it was the family computer, right? And everybody had the stuff that they did. We all had to sort of fight for time. And there was like a schedule of who could use the computer and when. And it was a place. And I think people of a certain age have a real... fondness for that thing because it became a thing you did on purpose, right?

Like, I wouldn't trust me on the internet either. And it was like, it was the family computer, right? And everybody had the stuff that they did. We all had to sort of fight for time. And there was like a schedule of who could use the computer and when. And it was a place. And I think people of a certain age have a real... fondness for that thing because it became a thing you did on purpose, right?

Like, I wouldn't trust me on the internet either. And it was like, it was the family computer, right? And everybody had the stuff that they did. We all had to sort of fight for time. And there was like a schedule of who could use the computer and when. And it was a place. And I think people of a certain age have a real... fondness for that thing because it became a thing you did on purpose, right?

And that to me is the thing that has changed and the thing that I have spent a lot of time trying to get back. It's like, how do I make my phone, social media, Reddit, like whatever, how do I make technology a thing that I do on purpose and not just a thing that is kind of happening to me all the time.

And that to me is the thing that has changed and the thing that I have spent a lot of time trying to get back. It's like, how do I make my phone, social media, Reddit, like whatever, how do I make technology a thing that I do on purpose and not just a thing that is kind of happening to me all the time.

And that to me is the thing that has changed and the thing that I have spent a lot of time trying to get back. It's like, how do I make my phone, social media, Reddit, like whatever, how do I make technology a thing that I do on purpose and not just a thing that is kind of happening to me all the time.

Like one of the things that really bums me out about my own technology use is I work in my basement. I just sit here all day and there's a bathroom in my basement. It's eight feet down the hall. When I get up to go to the bathroom, I pick up my phone and I open TikTok just instinctively every single time. That's awful. Like it's insane.

Like one of the things that really bums me out about my own technology use is I work in my basement. I just sit here all day and there's a bathroom in my basement. It's eight feet down the hall. When I get up to go to the bathroom, I pick up my phone and I open TikTok just instinctively every single time. That's awful. Like it's insane.

Like one of the things that really bums me out about my own technology use is I work in my basement. I just sit here all day and there's a bathroom in my basement. It's eight feet down the hall. When I get up to go to the bathroom, I pick up my phone and I open TikTok just instinctively every single time. That's awful. Like it's insane.

I can't spend the 12 seconds that it takes me to walk to my bathroom without looking at TikTok. And I don't notice that I'm doing it, and that feels bad.

I can't spend the 12 seconds that it takes me to walk to my bathroom without looking at TikTok. And I don't notice that I'm doing it, and that feels bad.

I can't spend the 12 seconds that it takes me to walk to my bathroom without looking at TikTok. And I don't notice that I'm doing it, and that feels bad.

One thing I did a long time ago is I bought a really long USB cable, like a 10-foot long USB cable. And I said to myself, when I am home, my phone is going to be plugged into this USB cable no matter what. And it's going to sit next to a comfy chair. And if I want to use my phone, I have to go sit in the phone chair and use my phone.

One thing I did a long time ago is I bought a really long USB cable, like a 10-foot long USB cable. And I said to myself, when I am home, my phone is going to be plugged into this USB cable no matter what. And it's going to sit next to a comfy chair. And if I want to use my phone, I have to go sit in the phone chair and use my phone.

One thing I did a long time ago is I bought a really long USB cable, like a 10-foot long USB cable. And I said to myself, when I am home, my phone is going to be plugged into this USB cable no matter what. And it's going to sit next to a comfy chair. And if I want to use my phone, I have to go sit in the phone chair and use my phone.

I made my phone a landline. Yeah, literally. And it feels stupid. And there's a certain amount of discipline in it that is just like, I know I could unplug it if I want to. And I have many times. But there is something to just the fact that if I'm sitting here and my phone is over there, That little bit of change helps.

I made my phone a landline. Yeah, literally. And it feels stupid. And there's a certain amount of discipline in it that is just like, I know I could unplug it if I want to. And I have many times. But there is something to just the fact that if I'm sitting here and my phone is over there, That little bit of change helps.

I made my phone a landline. Yeah, literally. And it feels stupid. And there's a certain amount of discipline in it that is just like, I know I could unplug it if I want to. And I have many times. But there is something to just the fact that if I'm sitting here and my phone is over there, That little bit of change helps.

Like there was this study a bunch of years ago that found basically that proximity to your phone gives you a relationship to your phone. They did a test where basically it turned out that if you were in a room taking a test and your phone was really far away, you did better than if you were sitting in the same room taking the same test and your phone was in a bag on the other side of the room.

Like there was this study a bunch of years ago that found basically that proximity to your phone gives you a relationship to your phone. They did a test where basically it turned out that if you were in a room taking a test and your phone was really far away, you did better than if you were sitting in the same room taking the same test and your phone was in a bag on the other side of the room.