Scrolling has now become the symbolic gesture of our time. That automatic movement of the thumb gliding across the screen has become part of almost everyone’s daily routine, so natural and repetitive that it no longer even requires awareness. Yet the more I do it, the more I realize how exhausting it is, both mentally and physically.

There is something hypnotic about that endless motion, but also something deeply empty. It feels like being drawn into a whirlpool that leaves you, at least in my case, tired, tense, and frustrated. Every time I close an app after minutes or hours spent scrolling, I feel a sort of emotional discharge, a sense of emptiness that is hard to explain. What I find even more irritating is that once you start, it becomes almost impossible to stop. You let yourself go without realizing it, as if you were a passive spectator of an infinite flow of images, words, dances, comic sketches, and opinions that don’t truly enrich you.

Lately, I’ve been trying to change the way I use social media. I’m trying to “train” my algorithm, to show it what I really like and make it a little closer to my real interests. So I try to interact only with creative, artistic content, related to design, aesthetics, or hobbies that genuinely inspire me. And most of all, I try not to open the video section automatically, because I know how easy it is to get lost there.

It’s difficult, because scrolling has become a reflex, a mental pause that doesn’t recharge me but rather drains me. Still, I believe that each of us can try to regain a bit of control, even for just a few minutes a day. Maybe the real challenge isn’t to eliminate scrolling completely, but to consciously choose what we want to see and how much time we want to spend in front of the screen, reminding ourselves that real life doesn’t scroll downward, it unfolds right in front of us when we lift our gaze.

And you, how do you experience all this? Do you ever find yourself lost in endless scrolling? How do you feel afterward? Have you ever wondered how much real space it takes up in your everyday life?

I have been exploring the world of fidgets for quite some time, driven first by curiosity and then by genuine interest. In recent years, they have become incredibly popular. Fidgets are everywhere, used by both adults and children for fun, to fight boredom, to release tension, or to improve focus. They serve many purposes and, in some cases, are used as a support for neurodivergent people, for example those with ADHD, autism, or high anxiety.

Those Analog Days.

The more we move forward into the digital era, the more I miss the analog one.

I’m a child of the ’90s, born in a time suspended between the before and after of technology. I’ve witnessed the steady transformation and everything that came with it. But let’s go step by step.

Coming back to write on the blog after a while is always a pleasure, especially resuming this column! Today, I want to talk about a timeless classic, one of those games that have been with us for generations: Solitaire. Specifically, I'm sharing my experience with Lovely Solitaire, an adorable iOS version inspired by Klondike Solitaire, developed by Gobo.