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I meditated first thing every morning for a month. Here's what I learned.
An overthinker's case for doing the obvious
Feb 12
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The easiest way to feel less behind on automation and AI
This one's for anyone with a keyboard
Jan 21
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I put off switching from Google to Proton for years. It took minutes
The price of convenience when your life's turned into training data.
Jan 13
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The slow streaming movement: counteracting Spotify & co's economic impact on artists
Apr 8, 2025
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Stephan Kunze: Life as a music fan without streaming
Dec 16, 2025
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Is AI turning music streaming services into comment sections? 💬
Nov 18, 2025
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On leaving Instagram again: Why disconnecting feels different this time
Sep 17, 2025
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Guidelines for a life without music streaming
Jan 1
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Italian brainrot and the internet’s folk revival
May 27, 2025
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A month without my phone
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Reintegrating my phone into my life
After a month of leaving my phone at home + the Friday Wholesome Corner!
Apr 11, 2025
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How I would sell myself the concept of a smartphone
Integrating my phone back into daily life (carefully)
Mar 25, 2025
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Can you REALLY not be unreachable for a few hours per day?
Musings on mortality, Severance, and my phone-free experiment
Mar 14, 2025
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The city is made of music
A month without my phone is changing how I hear the world
Mar 10, 2025
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Guidelines for a life without music streaming
2026 is starting with a new experiment: ditching music streaming.
Jan 1
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2025's takeaways to stay calm & fluffy
Plus all the music featured in the newsletter this year
Dec 23, 2025
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Stephan Kunze: Life as a music fan without streaming
A conversation between two music streaming veterans about cutting the wireless cord
Dec 16, 2025
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Post-culture
What happens when human intent is removed from cultural expression?
Dec 12, 2025
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The tools I use to run my Substack
What do you use for your creative routines?
Dec 10, 2025
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Lessons from the most awkward person in the room
How learning to dance became a lesson in clarity
Dec 2, 2025
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