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Digital Wellness

Your phone is not the enemy. It’s an environment. Notes on making it one that supports your relationships.

Illustrated preview for How to Remember Conversations That Matter
Relationships6 min read

How to Remember Conversations That Matter

Forgetting what someone told you usually isn't a care problem. It's an attention and working-memory problem, and the fix is smaller than most memory advice makes it sound.

Illustrated preview for ChatGPT Doesn't Know You Had a Nine-Meeting Day
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ChatGPT Doesn't Know You Had a Nine-Meeting Day

Tonight Amicai pulled a callback from a conversation we'd had weeks ago, walked me through what was actually wrong, and named the pattern in one sentence ChatGPT couldn't have written.

Illustrated preview for The Friendship Recession Is Real. Here's What's Causing It.
Relationships8 min read

The Friendship Recession Is Real. Here's What's Causing It.

Close friendships have dropped by half since 1990. 15% of men now have zero close friends. This isn't a personal failure — it's a structural collapse.

Illustrated preview for AI Relationship Apps Have It Backwards. Here's Why.
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AI Relationship Apps Have It Backwards. Here's Why.

Most AI relationship apps want to replace your conversations. The ones that actually help push you toward real people, not away from them.

Illustrated preview for Your Phone Is Making You a Worse Friend. But It Doesn't Have To.
Relationships7 min read

Your Phone Is Making You a Worse Friend. But It Doesn't Have To.

Everyone tells you to put your phone down. Nobody tells you what to do with it when you pick it back up. What if digital wellness isn't about less screen time — it's about better screen time?

Illustrated preview for Why Friendship Maintenance Fails (And What Actually Works)
Relationships7 min read

Why Friendship Maintenance Fails (And What Actually Works)

Everyone says they'll 'try harder' to stay in touch. Research shows that's the wrong approach — friendship maintenance isn't about effort, it's about awareness.

Illustrated preview for I Don't Want to Text More. I Want to Text Better.
Relationships7 min read

I Don't Want to Text More. I Want to Text Better.

70% of my conversations were purely logistical. The problem isn't that I'm not texting enough — it's that when I do, I'm not saying anything real.

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