Who we are
We’re Lorenzo and Valentin. Two people in our twenties, each working on a project about our relationship with screens, and sharing the same desire to make things move.
It all began with a message. Lorenzo discovered Valentin’s work on LinkedIn and his podcasts on Instagram, then suggested starting a movement together. On 13 August, one video call was enough for us to say: “Let’s do it.”
That is how ABST began: a meeting through a screen that became an adventure for two. Proof that technology can also be the starting point for something meaningful.
The movement
A Better Screen Time. Better screen time, for what truly matters.
We grew up with technology. We value everything it lets us learn, create and discover, and everyone it helps us meet. With ABST, we want to take back control of the place it holds in our lives.
ABST is not about pitting screens against real life. Technology becomes a problem when it takes time away from what matters to us; it becomes an ally when it helps us learn, create or move a project forward. Our aim is to give it its rightful place: supporting our growth, not replacing it.
There is no universal measure of good screen time. It might be a conversation that helps, a tutorial that makes you want to try, a film, or fifteen minutes of scrolling to unwind. What matters is what we do with it, without guilt.
The movement begins with a personal decision: choosing what we watch, changing a habit, or making time for something we want to do. It grows when we share an idea, talk about it with others, or create content that brings something worthwhile.
It also carries a wider ambition: making our voice heard in the decisions that shape our digital lives. We are young people speaking to young people, with room for everyone who shares this desire — and the ambition to take it beyond borders.
Joining ABST means finding people to move forward with, exchange ideas with and perhaps even become friends with. It means building a relationship with screens that feels like our own.
Our philosophy
Make room for what excites us — and give it time.
When we spend so much time watching other people do things, we can end up postponing our own ideas. Learning pottery, making something, starting a project, suggesting an outing… At ABST, we want to encourage that first step: , even before we have mastered everything.
Taking a step back begins with asking what we truly want to bring into our daily lives: starting a project, playing sport, learning a skill… Then we need to make real space for it in our schedule. A screen can support us, but it should not take away the time we need to act.
We do not need to have every answer before we begin. We can try, make mistakes, ask for help and try again. One small action can already open a new door.
We like to imagine our lives as a . As we grow older, habits settle in and we sometimes keep using the same shades. A meeting, a passion or a spontaneous idea can bring other colours back.
Holding on to that childlike spirit means keeping the joy of discovering, creating and being surprised. Allowing ourselves to be beginners. Doing something simply because we enjoy it.
We also want to rediscover the value of unhurried time: a conversation that lingers, a moment of silence, a drawing begun without checking the clock. Instead of living one moment while already thinking about the next, we can stay with an experience long enough to feel whether it truly moves us — and, if it does, make more room for it.
And then we share: what we learn, what we try, and the ideas that help us. What begins with one person may inspire someone else to start.
We do not just want to talk about the problem. We want to create things that make people want to act.