Analog Hobbies Are Having a Moment — and Our Nervous Systems Are Here For It

As Americans have reached an all-time high glued to their electronic devices (7 hours and 4 minutes per day, to be exact), many of us are exhausted from the never-ending online content in an AI-dependent world. Digital exhaustion has led to adopting something old that feels new again. Analog living is trending this year, and an interest in hands-on hobbies has reached an all-time high. From Los Angeles to Lyme, Connecticut, people are registering for cake painting, knitting and card-making workshops instead of doomscrolling or binge-watching the latest Netflix series. Junk journaling — a mixed...

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