Airplane Mode
Airplane Mode is a book of 100 five-minute puzzles for anyone who wants a real break from the scroll. Word searches, sudoku, logic grids, mazes, secret codes and more, every one checked to have exactly one answer.
Pick your version
Same 100 puzzles, three ways to solve them.
Paperback
Big pages, one puzzle per page, answers at the back. Includes a 50% code for the printable + iPad edition.
Printable + iPad PDF
Print your favorites as often as you like or solve on a tablet. Clickable tracker and answer links.
A free week of puzzles
One five-minute puzzle for every day of the week. The easiest way to see if Airplane Mode is for you.
Why put the phone in another room?
Not hype. Here is what researchers have actually found.
“Brain rot” became word of the year
Oxford chose brain rot as its 2024 Word of the Year, defined as the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state from overconsuming trivial online content. Usage of the term grew 230% in a year.
Your phone pulls on your attention even when it’s face down
In experiments with about 800 people, those who left their phone in another room did better on tests of working memory and attention than those who had it on the desk, even when it was switched off.
Two weeks with less phone, a sharper focus
In a randomized trial, blocking mobile internet on people’s phones for two weeks improved sustained attention and well-being. With the time back, people spent more of it socializing in person, exercising and outdoors.
Airplane Mode is a puzzle book, not a treatment. It just makes the offline part more fun: five minutes, a pencil, and nothing buzzing.
What’s inside
- 20 themed word searches
- 15 classic 9×9 sudoku
- 10 mini 6×6 sudoku
- 10 mazes
- 6 logic grids
- 8 word ladders
- 6 anagram sets
- 6 secret codes
- Number patterns & pyramids
- Magic squares & pixel pictures
- A 100-puzzle tracker
- Answers to every puzzle
How it works
Questions
Who is it for?
Teens and adults who want a screen-free break. The puzzles go from warm-up to tricky, marked with little planes on every page.
Are the answers included?
Yes, every puzzle has its answer at the back, and each one was checked to have exactly one correct solution.
Can I print the PDF on A4?
Yes. It is US Letter size and prints fine on A4 with “fit to page”.
Does the PDF work on iPad?
Yes, open it in GoodNotes, Notability or any PDF app and write right on the page. Numbers in the tracker jump to each puzzle.
Is it available in other languages?
Yes: English (Airplane Mode), Spanish (Modo Avión) and Brazilian Portuguese (Modo Avião). The word puzzles are written for each language, not translated.
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