If you are pushing against The Pull while mainly using a smartphone, then you're setting yourself up for a Herculean task. It is an all-purpose device that is not only a phone but also a messenger, email client, camera, calculator, flashlight, alarm clock, GPS, etc.| lessfoolish.substack.com
The Pull is the subtle, unconscious force that draws you into the screen. I am writing this series as a practical guide to overcoming it for good—before it’s too late. In this entry, I’ll discuss the high-level roadmap needed.| lessfoolish.substack.com
Thus far in this series—a guide to overcoming The Pull for good—we’ve covered the following:| lessfoolish.substack.com
It no longer feels like we are in a culture war but rather a spiritual one—an “unseen war,” as my Orthodox brothers and sisters call it. For secular-minded readers, an unseen war can be understood as a conflict in which one force seeks to capture attention and pull it away from what is most important—a.k.a., what’s most sacred.| lessfoolish.substack.com
I have been exploring the phenomenon of The Pull—the pulling sensation that comes from being addicted to the internet. The screens (computer and phone) are the physical source, and it is best understood through images:| lessfoolish.substack.com
Warning: A potential metaphysical shock ahead.| lessfoolish.substack.com
You’re free. Congratulations. You made it to the other side. Something “popped.” No longer are you a slave to The Pull.| lessfoolish.substack.com
Click to read Less Foolish, by Peter Limberger, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.| lessfoolish.substack.com
Its physical source is the screen, whether on a phone or computer. Its digital source comes from email, messaging apps, or social media. Its emotional source comes from various unspoken social expectations, FOMO, and an existential loneliness stemming from a lack of belonging and “feeling seen” outside the screen.| lessfoolish.substack.com
NOTE: Get the limited edition physical copy here . I first conceived of this pamphlet two years ago, when I myself was in the process of downgrading. Like many longterm smartphone users, I had reached the point where I felt overwhelmingly bad about my phone: I felt bad right before I used it,| August Lamm
IRL = In Real Life, sometimes contrasted to AFRL = Away From Real Life. The series that Katherine Dee and I are launching this Friday, titled Internet Real Life, is a play on the IRL acronym, echoing the premise that opened this entry.| lessfoolish.substack.com
Technology competes for your attention and can hijack your behavior, creating a variety of mental health issues. Follow these steps to create healthier boundaries, increase your digital well-being, and take back your control.| www.humanetech.com
This entry is part of a five-part series on “terrible communities”: 1.| lessfoolish.substack.com