After being in the digital marketing business for more than a decade, I’ve learned the hard way how tied to a phone or device one can get and the havoc it can wreak on concentration, sleep, and mental health. Once I examined the impacts of screens in my own life, I realized there were many things that were once second nature I now had to re-learn. Reading a physical book and writing things by hand were harder. I didn’t have the ability to concentrate on anything for longer than ten minutes without starting to drift. Fidgeting, constantly looking things up rather than relying on my own memory or experience, and using the phone while doing other things became my norm. If I wasn’t holding the phone, I was thinking about finding the phone. And that concerned me.
   
When my business goals shifted in 2025, I decided to fight my device dependence by renewing participation in analog hobbies I had discarded years before and look for some new ways to keep my phone habit in check. In the process of reengaging with those activities and researching tools to help me stop scrolling so much, I realized many people were not only desperately tied to their phones, but that they had never developed interests that didn’t involve a device. Hence, Stop Scrolling Kits was born to discover, experiment with, and introduce more people to simple, tactile ways they can tackle a phone addiction.

I don’t want to discard my smartphone because it truly is a useful tool, but I hope you’ll join me on this quest to find a balance between device-dependence and the freedom that comes with slower, hands-on activities. Drop me a suggestion for analog hobbies or activities that you’d like featured!