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Congrats to Tommy Dixon and the 10 finalists in our new print anthology, The Best Internet Essays 2025
A friend texted me this weekend— “I am too addicted to Claude code and need to touch grass. You said I should read an essay book can you recommend one that I can order physical” —not knowing I was about to launch The Best Internet Essays 2025 . This little book, a 4.25” paperback that fits in my…
read essay ↗Go through all the apps on your phone, and make a list of their analog equivalent (ie: a digital camera book, a voice recorder, a flip phone, an MP3 player, a notebook, a calendar, a watch, a train ticket, etc.). You will need a backup to carry all those things around, but it's worth experiencing and remembering the analog experience of a tool. The goal is not to be 100% analog, but to slowly shift back to digital as you realize the value is not worth the friction. In some cases, you'll realize the friction is absolutely worth it, and you can keep those few things analog. There's little to gain from being pro/anti technology, but much to gain in a nuanced set of rules over how and why you personally do.