abstinence doesn’t work for screentime... (a year of testing what does) - digital minimalism roundup @MiasDigitalDiaries
abstinence doesn’t work for screentime... (a year of testing what does) - digital minimalism roundup  @MiasDigitalDiaries
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Video references are all linked under the respective videos:
Video 1 - Media Journaling Video: youtu.be/YJCUMQqRg4o?si=_lQauLGP2lafGgY8
Video 2 - Being My Own Algorithm Experiment: youtu.be/xMJni1KDfac?si=ZacbvGMXKj2qiEvn
Video 3 - Analogue Trend Deep Dive: youtu.be/gNlGB5QxlEM?si=7Sagt8TqYg0ktnSO
Video 4 - Hobbies Against Brainrot: youtu.be/en8RcxDDKTk?si=UrdvM6uJj2Bua5so

as a content creator, a lot of my job (actually, all of it) requires me to be online. and a lot of people are in a similar boat! naturally, this makes managing things like screentime a bit tricky...and a teetotal approach doesn't really work for me. over the past year, i've been trying to approach tech use in a more mindful way - here's a compilation of everything i've found & tried :)

00:00:00-00:00:03 - intro
00:00:04-00:03:26 - the issue with mass media consumption
00:03:27-00:05:47 - mindful media consumption & my media journal
00:05:48-00:08:40 - free media journal printable guides
00:08:41-00:09:16 - being my own algorithm experiment
00:09:17-00:11:36 - choice vs control with tech use
00:11:37-00:12:31 - an experimental approach to non-algorithmic content consumption
00:12:32-00:17:04 - why do we want to escape algorithms?
00:17:05-00:25:06 - the experiment
00:25:07-00:27:00 - analog trend deep dive (people going offline)
00:27:01-00:30:31 - what is the analog trend?
00:30:32-00:35:05 - tech pessimism
00:35:06-00:43:07 - the attention economy & privacy
00:43:08-00:49:52 - nostalgia marketing
00:49:53-00:54:34 - my initial opinion on the trend (as a hobby content creator)
00:54:35-01:07:48 - community opinions & discourse
01:07:49-01:09:50 - hobbies against screen addiction!
01:09:52-01:10:38 - a tip to master the buy-in for new hobbies
01:10:39-01:24:16 - some hobbies to start with
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