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Hey, bookworm!

📖 Love reading? Want to spend less time scrolling and more time with a good book? I gotcha.

If your 10-year-old Kindle is finally crapping out, the new Paperwhite is 16% off. The pages turn faster and the battery lasts longer.
For comfier reading and working in bed, you need a nice lap pillow (5% off). It’s even got a pocket for your stuff.
Some people swear by these — a $20 remote you wear as a ring. It connects to your phone or Kindle so you can swipe or move to the next page without moving.
Bright white reading lights make my eyes hurt. This clip-on model (38% off) has natural and warm light options, too.
Is tiny text causing you to squint? This page magnifier ($25) has so many good reviews!

📚 Now all you need is a new book. Dive into Amazon’s bestseller list to find your next page-turner.

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📘 It’s fundamental, Watson! Project Gutenberg features 75,032 e‑books free for the taking. Don’t have a Kindle or e‑reader? Put one on your phone and read instead of scrolling. Here’s “Crime and Punishment,” if it’s always been on your list.

The end of Google

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Google’s days at the top might be numbered. A new search engine is stepping in, promising answers without ads or endless scrolling.

🤯 No cure for brain rot: If your brain feels fried from endless scrolling, folks are turning to a dumb phone (paywall link). We’re talking only the basics, i.e., phone calls and texts. The trade-off? Anxiety and fear you’re missing out. Basically, you’re screwed either way.

The ‘Case of the Mondays’ savings

✏️ I found some neat stuff to help you kick off your workweek:

Put this knitted potato (30% off) on your desk for some cute motivation.
Snag a rotating organizer ($10) to grab a pen from any angle.
Feeling chilly in the office? Warm up with a lap blanket ($35). Click the coupon for 10% off!
For my cat lovers, here’s an adorable note dispenser (33% off).
Grab a memo board ($7) to keep your notes nice and organized.

🛒 Before you check out: Hit up my page for other great things you didn’t know you needed. Happy scrolling!

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😴 Schools are teaching kids how to sleep: Forget band and robotics. Most teens are getting just six hours of sleep a night, way below the recommended eight for developing brains. Blame late-night scrolling and heavy schedules. The fix? Classes that teach time management, no phones before bed and skipping midnight snacks. Next up: teaching Gen A how to blink between TikToks.

Sew much fun: This is the year of “grandmacore” hobbies for 20-something gals — baking, knitting, embroidery, crocheting, gardening and anything else granny loved, too. No surprise, they say it’s more relaxing than scrolling. I bought a knitting set three years ago, and it’s still in the closet. Maybe this is my sign to try it!

A free photo search tool you have to use to believe

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Have you ever spent too much time scrolling through your photo gallery in search of a particular picture? Listen to this one-minute podcast to find your photos in an instant.
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Spotting fake news, find any photo, scam calls mistake

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We all know what happened at the Oscars, but did Will Smith make a bald joke years ago on “The Arsenio Hall Show”? Kim has a simple trick to save you all that scrolling when you’re looking for a photo among thousands on your phone. And Allie has four tips to slow those annoying — and dangerous — scam calls.
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Doom scrolling: How to replace this harmful habit

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Since COVID-19 took over our lives, you’re probably spending more time on news sites looking for answers — how bad is it, new symptoms, where’s the vaccine. Because so much of the news today is downright depressing, you’re now doom surfing or doom scrolling. Here’s my advice on how to cut this harmful habit.
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What happens if you suddenly stop using Facebook?

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How much time do you spend scrolling through Facebook? Now, imagine life without it. Does it seem miserable, missing out on what your friends and family members are up to? Or does the very idea give you a sense of relief? Here’s what happened when a group of people gave up Facebook for a month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices