Want to Get Off Your Phone? Mina Kimes Suggests Having a Baby
Journalist Mina Kimes discusses her personal tech habits, including her phone usage, device maintenance, and digital lifestyle preferences. The interview provides a lighthearted look at how a public figure manages screen time and hardware in a modern professional context.
Why it matters
Personal tech habits of influential media figures provide insight into the intersection of digital culture and professional productivity.
These days, a declaration of social media hatred isn’t exactly a hot tech take. But Kimes is full of those too. For one, she thinks FaceTiming anyone outside of your family is “insane behavior.” She also prefers to keep her phone perpetually unlocked and practices inbox zero like it’s a religion. And she loves finding corners of the internet where she can see men encouraging other men.
For our latest User Behavior, Kimes tells WIRED all about her favorite heartwarming subreddits, her “hijacked” Spotify Wrapped, and her folder of memes.
Phone model: iPhone 15
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