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- READING HABITSHow to read instead of scrolling, one page at a timeSwap the scroll reflex for a book: same moment, a few pages first, the feed after.
- READING HABITSHow many books a year if you read 10 pages a day?10 pages a day is 3,650 pages a year, about 12 books of 300 pages. The full table and a 30-day challenge.
- READING HABITSHow many pages a day should you read?Pick a page goal you keep on a bad day. For most adults that is 5 to 20 pages, about 6 to 24 books a year.
- READING HABITSHow to keep a reading streak without the stressWhat a reading streak is, why one page counts and how a grace day keeps it from breaking on one bad day.
- READING HABITSHow to build a reading habit as an adultStart tiny, stack reading on a habit you already have and let your phone become the cue to read.
- READING HABITSHow to get back into readingTwo pages a day, an easy book, an old favorite and a few small wins: a gentle way back to reading.
- READING GOALSReading goals for adults that actually stickDaily vs yearly reading goals, examples for every kind of week and why a small page goal lasts.
Scroll less
- SCROLL LESSHow to replace scrolling with reading for goodSame cue, new routine: how to swap the scroll reflex for a page of a book, with a one-week plan.
- DOOMSCROLLINGDoomscrolling vs readingWhat a feed and a book each do to your attention and mood, and the simple trade that puts the book first.
- SCREEN TIMEWhy Screen Time limits are so easy to ignoreWhy Apple's limits give way with one tap, and three stronger options when you want a limit that holds.
- EVENING ROUTINEReading vs scrolling before bedWhat the evidence says about screens and books at night, and an easy routine that puts the book before the feed.
- SCROLL LESSWhat to do instead of scrollingTwenty practical ideas grouped by mood and time of day, and how to make them easier than the feed.
- SCREEN TIMEHow to stop checking your phone so muchChecking is a reflex. Find the triggers, add friction and put a gate the reflex can't skip.
- SCREEN TIMEHow to reduce screen time on iPhone, for adultsScreen Time settings for iOS 26 and 27, grayscale, notifications and a harder gate for adults.
- SCREEN TIMEHow to lock apps on iPhone until a time, or until you've readLock apps until a time with Screen Time, or until you have read, with ReadFirst.
- DOOMSCROLLINGHow to stop doomscrolling before bedCharger outside the bedroom, a book on the pillow and apps locked until tonight's pages.
- APP BLOCKERSThe best app blockers for iPhone in 2026Eight iPhone app blockers compared by the one thing that matters: how each lets you back in.
Focus and attention
- FOCUS AND ATTENTIONWhy can't I read books anymore?Why focus on books slips after years of feeds, and a gentle plan to get it back with a few pages a day.
- FOCUS AND ATTENTIONHow to improve your attention span after TikTokLong-form reading as daily attention practice, plus small changes that make self-interruption harder.
- DIGITAL DETOXA 7-day digital detox for people who want to read againSeven days, one small phone rule a day and apps that open only after pages.