General Interest
Use your phone less without going off grid
You do not need to throw your phone in a drawer for a month to feel less glued to it. Here is a realistic digital detox built on settings, boundaries and small swaps that actually last.
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General Interest: Ideas Worth Your Time
The reading that does not fit neatly anywhere else: where our calendar came from, how to read more books, living with a smartphone without being run by it, and other ideas worth ten minutes of your time.
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Reading more books, one small habit at a time
Most people who want to read more do not lack willpower, they lack a few small systems. Here is how to find the time, pick better books and make reading something you look forward to.
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Janus, Roman reforms and the long road to 1 January
January takes its name from Janus, the Roman god of doorways and beginnings. But the month was not always first, and New Year has not always fallen on 1 January. Here is the story, with the uncertain bits flagged.
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