Would you read a book while driving?

no

it’s a feeling

Hi there,

It’s finally the most wonderful time of the year. ☀️

Five things worth sharing this week:

1. Would you start reading a book in the middle of a conversation? What about during a concert? Or in a meeting? Would you read a book while driving? No, it would be inapproiate to do so. Why is it then acceptable to be on our phones in similar situations?

2. Drawing Life looks back on George Booth’s — New Yorker cartoonist— fifty years of creative work. That’s a long time. We’ve got time.

   Less scrolling, more creating.

3. A quote I want to share with you this week:

   “We don't suffer these days from any lack of communication, but rather from all the forces making us say things when we've nothing much to say.”
   — Gilles Deleuze

   This reminded me, I have (mostly) solved this problem by getting off social media and quitting the news.

4. I have learned so much from Rosie Leizrowice, including the inspiration for today’s post, rethink your smartphone etiquette by imagining it as a book. It is one of the simplest, yet most practical advices I have come across on phone addiction.

   Thank you, Roise.

5. A challenge for you this week: Try not to be on your phone in situations where you wouldn’t read a book.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: The winner for the tag, you’re it challenge is Benedikt! Thank you for sharing “The Phone Foyer Method,” I really enjoyed it.

Please email me at mehretbiruk@gmail.com to get your prize!

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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