The Full Starter Bundle
Your quiz answers didn’t point to one lane. Sample all three for free, start with one item from each, or take the full bundle.
The 3-in-1 Starter Guide
You don’t have to guess which one is yours. Try a taste of all three, free. One combo guide, three tiny actions: one night phone-free, one bingo square, one 15-minute mini project.
One night phone-free + one bingo square + one 15-min project
How it works: Do all three mini-versions below, one per day over three days, in any order. Whichever one you don’t want to stop doing is your answer.
Mini 1 — Unreachable (one night): Put your phone in another room from 8–9pm. Just that hour.
Mini 2 — Busy Hands (10 minutes): Pick one square from the Offline Hobby Bingo Card and do it once.
Mini 3 — Hands-On Skill (15 minutes): Try Option A or B from the First-Project Starter Guide.
On day 4, ask yourself: Which one am I still thinking about? Which one did I dread? That’s your signal — go to that kit’s page and start with its first product block. The other two aren’t wrong, they’re just not your lane right now. Want to explore more swaps to see what might stick? Sign up below.
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The Sampler — One Item From Each Lane
Why these products: Not ready to commit to one lane? Put a small amount behind each and compare. One low-cost item from each lane, so you’re testing real products, not just ideas.
Lock Box + Paint by Numbers 4-Pack + BeaverCraft Whittling Kit — $101.97
Phone Lock Box with Timer
This box locks your phone away for a set number of hours (up to 99), with a 10-second “hesitation period” before it engages so it’s a deliberate choice, not an accident. Fits most smartphones and has features that allow you to answer/hang up calls or emergency calling.
4-Pack Beach Paint by Numbers
Get instant gratification – visible progress in the first sitting, zero skill required, easy to do with a partner or family member. Comes complete — 4 pre-printed canvases, easel, paint, brushes, and hanging hooks, nothing extra to buy.
BeaverCraft S15 Whittling Kit
Includes three knives (detail, chip, roughing/sloyd), a leather strop, polishing compound, a canvas tool roll, and a step-by-step guide — nothing else to buy.
Best for: Great for someone that wants to try things out without a huge commitment. By the time you’ve used all three for a week, you’ll know which one you’ll come back to — and expand.
The Full Starter Bundle
You’re ready to go all-in on all three, or you already know you want the full experience. The complete beginner’s version of every kit bundled.
Unreachable + Screen-Free Hobbies + Analog Skills-$858.93 (8 items total)
Why this one: Get all the options at one time, so you can start today and narrow down in 30 days instead of before you’ve even begun.
Best for: people who read all three kit pages and thought “honestly, I want all of it” — this is that, in one purchase.
Unreachable Kit
Hatch Restore 3 + Timed Lockbox + mudita Kompakt — the complete break-from-your-phone setup, from bedtime routine to a standalone minimal phone.
Hatch Restore 3
A sunrise clock replaces the single biggest reason people pick up their phone — as an alarm — which removes your number one reason to touch it before 7am.
Timed Phone Lockbox
This box locks your phone away for a set number of hours (up to 99), with a 10-second “hesitation period” before it engages so it’s a deliberate choice, not an accident
mudita Kompakt
This phone is the single highest-impact change on this page — no blocker to disable, no willpower required, because the temptation is just gone.Still handles calls, texts, weather, notes, calendar, and offline maps — unreachable doesn’t mean unusable.
+ Busy Hands Kit
Paint by Numbers 4-Pack + National Parks Puzzle + Sourdough Kit – a true sampler of hobbies to try.
4-Pack Beach Paint by Numbers
Get instant gratification – visible progress in the first sitting, zero skill required, easy to do with a partner or family member. Comes complete — 4 pre-printed canvases, easel, paint, brushes, and hanging hooks, nothing extra to buy.
National Parks Puzzle for Adults 1000 Pieces
A scenic landscape puzzle with a double-sided reference poster (front shows the completed image, back shows a U.S. national parks map).
Superbaking Sourdough Starter Kit, 9″ Banneton
Kit includes a rattan banneton basket, silicone sling, glass starter jar, whisk, lame, and scraper, plus a printed beginner guide.
+ Hands-On Skill Kit
Detail knives plus the tools for larger carving projects.
BeaverCraft S15 Whittling Kit
Includes three knives (detail, chip, roughing/sloyd), a leather strop, polishing compound, a canvas tool roll, and a step-by-step guide — nothing else to buy.
Schaaf 12-Piece Chisel & Gouge Set
Octagonal ash handles that won’t roll off your workbench mid-project Includes beginner video lessons and an eBook covering sharpening, care, and project ideas.
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