I’m Addicted to My Phone: An Invitation to Digital Minimalism

I’m addicted to my phone. Addiction is a condition in which a person engages in use of a substance or in a behavior for which the rewarding effects provide compelling incentive to repeatedly pursue the behavior despite detrimental consequences. I came across Cal Newport’s “Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life In a Noisy World” last …

technology fast Fridays

Our pastor encouraged us to do something drastic last week as we continue to decide what we'd do if we had a month to live. I decided to start fasting technology on Fridays. This is a habit I wanted to start when we got settled in Anchorage anyway so I decided to start now.Thursday night …

how the telegraph is changing absolute Truth

More thoughts from Flickering Pixels by Shane Hipps...Shane argues the invention of the telegraph planted the seeds for the postmodern age. Before the telegraph, information was local and rooted in a specific context. The telegraph started moving information. It didn't collect, explain or analyze it. Quickly, there was no sense of proportion.We are surrounded with …