The Strangers We Ignore

Join me this week as I talk with Lorna about her no-phone gift and no-phone challenge. We discuss the simple pleasures she rediscovered, from reading a book and enjoying her garden to remembering a time when finding information meant reaching for an encyclopedia instead of a smartphone.We also continue our conversation about Secondhand Disconnection, exploring how smartphone use affects not only our families, but our communities as well. From missed opportunities for connection with strangers to the small moments of safety, belonging, and community that happen when we look up instead of down, we discuss what we lose—and what we might gain—when we put our phones away.