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Kill your phone

You can't have your cake and eat it too

Mehret Biruk
Oct 18, 2022
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Hi there,

Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive/ stayin' alive.

Five things to share:

  1. Kill your phone. Thank me later.

  2. ZAFAR | Short Film

    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 one.

  3. 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 shit.

  4. 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)

  5. 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!

Thank you for reading, and please share with anyone you think may benefit.

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Until next time,

Mehret

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Talia Barnes
Writes SELF HELP
Oct 18, 2022Liked by Mehret Biruk

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 :)

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Chris Jennings
Writes Iterate
Oct 18, 2022Liked by Mehret Biruk

I'm with you on the appreciation for phones helping us directionally-challenged folks. I can't imagine how many wandering hours my GPS and maps app have saved me over the years. Of course, I don't have as many funny getting lost stories to share either. So it evens out I suppose.

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