#analog2026

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[daniel-oneiroi-daily]

"Analog Bags?" is that what we're doing now?

youtube is showing me this "anti-tech analog tech" trend, like it was showing me that "personal curriculum" trend. i don't log in except for something very rarely, so it must be going by minimal data.

here's the thing:

until the EDS got really bad, i carried what the young kids would now call an "analog bag." I mostly stopped because they get heavy and exhausting when you're already out 10+ hours a day. What was in it? A small pack of "first aid" stuff, which is a couple bandages, eye drop gel, compression gloves, a tin of various meds, lip gloss, mints, a cough drop or two, and hand sanitizer. One year I brought a mini toothbrush + toothpaste bc I was out 14 hours a day. Don't let yourself get cavities and worse just because you work doubles. Amerikkka ain't got dental like that and also it really fucking HURTS. Otherwise I brought a physical, actual book, an actual mp3 player, a paper journal and some pens *which I still use now* (JUST ONE!!! Not a "journal ecosystem" holy fucking christ people) I would pick up word searches or whatever from the Dollar Tree and keep a highlighter on me. I haaaaaatttteeeee the app versions i've tried to play. HATE them. Haaaate.

And you know what? the non-app versions of puzzle books have great features! - easier to use! - don't run down my phone battery, which i need for emergencies! - doesn't randomly delete! they also - don't sell all my data or weirdly use my camera for no reason!

downside:

those "analog bags" get bulky and heavy. they get heavy fast. even 5lbs can cause long-term shoulder issues because of how the weight is(n't) distributed. tips, i guess. - don't take anything that requires lots of fiddly little pieces, like stickers, card games, or scrapbooking stuff. leave it the fuck at home. unless you are going to be sitting on a fucking train for 3 hours, leave it home. - limit yourself to reasonable shit. in this case, it's better to take LESS than more. read more of your book. do an extra puzzle. play your DS instead of thinking "oh I wish i had my book." keep busy what you have. if that's important to you, it'll... dopamine something improve focus discipline trendy words stuff. - plan approx how much REAL time you'll have out. No, less than that. You think you have 30mins on the bus? You have 20 because you need to pay attention to stops or other people or whatever. so maybe don't bring anything you need to delve into, like a book. think about puzzle or colouring books with VERY limited pens/markers, a sketchbook and a few pencils, a gameboy or whatever. - Consider putting a bin or something by your front door. You can dump all your stuff into there, like all the stuff you routinely take on a day. it'll force you to think about packing tomorrow. or you'll be like me and just shove it all into the bag and carry too much, but try to repack the night before so you don't need to think.