August
My Cell Phone and I Are Breaking Up in August
Good-bye, sweet phone. This month’s theme has me quaking (and not “Housequake”-ing), in my boots (or sandals, since it’s high summer). In August, I’m giving up my cell phone. Dammit, Prince. Why couldn’t you have carried a cell phone like the rest of us? Yes, it’s...
Don’t Let Your Cell Phone Boss You Around
Dear Cell Phone: You’re no longer the boss of me! Given that freedom-loving Prince advocated for partying when facing the very-real-in-the-1980s threat of nuclear war, it might seem counterintuitive to assert that Living Like Prince is about restraint. After all, the...
5 Big Secrets to Limiting Your SmartPhone Use
There’s no shortage of real-life accounts of people giving up their phones. Some give them up for Lent, some mimic intermittent fasting and give them up for a prescribed number of hours per day. I’ve been taking a more Princely approach, which is to avoid doing what...