What is a screen-free day really like? Mindful contributor Anne Cobham reflects on one day without screens, the restless middle, and what showed up once the phone was out of reach.
At 8:45 on a Wednesday morning, I discovered that I had made a fundamental error.
I was about to spend the day without my phone, and my first thought was, Well, this is easy. I’ll just make notes on my phone as I go.
Doh.
The experiment had barely begun and I was already negotiating with my phone.


