Your digital break: Stop doomscrolling and indulge in this unique zine with a curated reading list

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What if your doomscrolling habit actually led you somewhere worth reading? Good Reads of the Internet, a zine curated by Project Bibliotherapy, turns the endless internet rabbit hole into a carefully selected reading list.

The first volume brings together 42 writers and thinkers - from George Orwell and Aldous Huxley to Charles Bukowski, Amit Varma, Neil Gaiman, and contemporary Indian voices - with each recommendation accessible through a QR code. Project Bibliotherapy describes it as a way to use the smartphone, rather than simply scroll on it, as a tool for discovery.

And that is precisely what makes it feel Gen-Z coded. Instead of asking you to commit to a 400-page book, the zine lets you pick an essay, article or rabbit hole based on whatever you are curious about that day. The physical zine itself is deliberately low-fi and almost punk in its black-and-white design, while its QR codes bridge the gap between print and the internet. There are also bonus podcasts, videos, newsletters and other links to fall into.

Think of it as an anti-algorithm reading feed. There is no endless scrolling and no bestseller rankings. There is a door open to the good side of the Internet with 42 handpicked readings to fill your mind.