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Hi there,
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive/ stayin' alive.
Five things to share:
Kill your phone. Thank me later.
The cruelty of a monotonous, indifferent, robotically cheerful commands of a bot in contrast with the heart-breaking, emotionally fraught desperation of a person trying to keep their loved on.
A quote I want to share with you:
Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
― Epicurus
Wise men be sayin’ some real stuff.
Two articles (You’re welcome!)
Boring Phone: How to Stop Phone Addiction
I Bought a Dumbphone What happens next will SHOCK you!!!!1 (I adore the 1 typo so I’m keeping it)
A question for you: What do you appreciate most about your smartphone?
Sending a little gratitude to my smartphone for getting my directionally-challenged self to new places, old places, all kinds of places.
That’s all for this week!
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Until next time,
Mehret
Kill your phone
You have no idea how much I needed this newsletter today. As I've continued to develop my coding skills, it's been tempting to figure out how to turn my web apps into something downloadable from a person's phone. It feels like it's a natural progression, right? However, your blog post today reminded me, "Why would I want to create something that would keep someone on their phone more than necessary?"
-cue "oof" meme-
omg thanks! Honored to have my article referenced in your newsletter! Dumbphones (and 1's after exclamation points) 4 life !!!!1
Love today's quote, btw. Your newsletter never fails to give me a good dose of things I need to hear :)