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The Subtle-Shifts Edition Sunday, May 18, 2025

Could A ‘Digital Diet’ Help Me Fix My Bad Phone Habits?, by Linda Geddes, The Guardian

Building a healthier relationship with your smartphone doesn’t necessarily mean going cold turkey or tossing your device into a drawer. Instead, it’s about subtle shifts that return a sense of control.

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'Untold Novel' Is An Intuitive Planner For Aspirational Writers, by Michael Burkhardt, 9to5Mac

With Untold Novel, you can get all of your ideas down as quickly as possible. The developers built it to foster an inspiring environment for any aspiring novelist.

I Tried The Most Dangerous Writing App—It Deleted My Work When I Paused, by Amir M. Bohlooli, MakeUseOf

The Most Dangerous Writing App gives a brutally ruthless solution to a brutally stale problem. Instead of adding graphics to make writing more inviting, or sound effects whenever you finish a sentence to get your dopamine going, it does the opposite. This app does not rely on dopamine, it relies on adrenaline. You write, or you die.

The Role Of Augmented Reality In Streamlining Service, Training, And Design, by Bradley C, 9to5Mac

iPhone and iPad are already powerful AR devices. With LiDAR scanners, fast chips, and Apple-built frameworks like ARKit and RealityKit, everything works together out of the box. No extra hardware. No complicated configuration. [...] In the enterprise, AR is starting to prove itself in some very practical ways.

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Why Are There So Many ‘Alternative Devices’ All Of A Sudden?, by Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic

Of course, as every parent knows, no system is actually going to block every single dangerous, gross, or hurtful thing that can come in through a phone from the outside world. But that there are now so many alternative-device companies to choose from is evidence of how much people want and are willing to search for something that has so far been unattainable: a phone without any of the bad stuff.

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