Watch Spotlight
Seiko Baby Alpinist SPB155
There’s a quiet confidence in the Seiko Baby Alpinist. It doesn’t scream for attention. It doesn’t try to be flashy. It just works—beautifully, reliably, and without compromise. This is the kind of watch that feels like a reward for knowing who you are and not needing to prove it.
Little brother to a classic, $725
The deep green dial paired with crisp white markers and cathedral hands offers just enough personality without being loud. It’s the kind of style that grows on you, not the kind that burns bright and fades fast. This watch doesn’t follow trends. It follows function. And that’s rare.
Inside, you get the 6R35 automatic movement with a 70-hour power reserve—more than enough for a long weekend offline. The 38mm case wears light on the wrist but carries the legacy of the Alpinist line with understated ruggedness. It’s ready for whatever quiet escape you’ve been meaning to take.
Wearing the Baby Alpinist reminds you that stripping away the excess reveals what matters. It’s not about collecting more. It’s about wearing what resonates. This watch stays with you—not to be noticed, but because it’s dependable. Kind of like the version of you that shows up when the phone is off.
Your Move: Leave your smartwatch at home one day this week. Let your analog watch be your only connection to time.
Agency Over Aesthetics
You don’t need every app.
Your phone isn’t a filing cabinet. It’s a portal to your attention and when it’s filled with unused apps, dead-end platforms, or mental junk, it slows you down. Most people collect apps like they collect hats: impulsively, and without much thought about when they’ll use them again.
You don’t need Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, Reddit, and three email apps. You just don’t. Maybe you only need one. Pick what serves your real life, not your digital image. Most of the noise isn’t valuable. It’s just familiar.
Your Move: Delete one app from your phone today that you haven’t used this week. Reclaim the space. Reclaim the silence.
Time is the Only Flex
Declutter your digital schedule.
Being “on” all the time isn’t a badge of honor. It’s a recipe for burnout. Every ping, every red dot, every notification is a small ask that turns into a mental toll. That’s digital clutter in its most dangerous form: the illusion of urgency.
You don’t need to check six inboxes before lunch. You don’t need to DM, reply, comment, or react to everything. What you need is less. Fewer platforms, fewer tabs, fewer reasons to reach for your phone. Your time isn’t meant to be split in thirty directions. It’s meant to be focused.
Your Move: Log out of two platforms for the next 72 hours. Let your focus stretch its legs.
Own Yourself First
Digital space is mental space.
The day I deleted LinkedIn from my phone was the day I stopped feeling angry at strangers I didn’t know. The virtue signaling. The humble brags. The performative inspiration. None of it was helping me get better. It was just noise. And worse, it was shaping how I saw and felt about myself.
That’s the trap of digital clutter. It tells you who you should be while pulling you away from who you already are. Removing the input gave me clarity. I still use LinkedIn, but now it’s a choice, not a reflex. That’s what owning yourself can look like.
Your Move: Remove one app from your phone that drains you more than it energizes you. Not forever—just long enough to remember what peace feels like.
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Final Word
Simplify your phone. Sharpen your mind.
When you said you were “crushing it online,” this wasn’t what you meant.
Digital clutter is sneaky. It doesn’t pile up in drawers. It lives in your habits, your notifications, your endless feeds. It numbs you with novelty and keeps you from thinking clearly. The cure isn’t another productivity app. It’s subtraction.
This week, look at your phone use like your life depends on it. Because it might. What apps aren’t serving you? What platforms are feeding a version of you that no longer exists? Get honest. Get ruthless. And then get quiet.
You don’t need a total reset. Just a shift. One app. One choice. One quiet corner reclaimed from the noise. Start there.