The strange anxiety that shows up when things are going well. On target fixation, and the courage it takes to actually feel joy.
Freak out later. Talk it out first.
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Deleting the apps, silencing the notifications, and rediscovering the little in-between moments — a two-week experiment in making the phone a tool again.
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