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Phone Free Will

One TV producer's 1000 hour experiment in deliberately doing nothing on his commute. A very funny, very serious investigation into what the phone is doing to the mind - and what you find when you put it down. Modern brains, ancient wisdom, an Evil Advisor

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Hello everyone,

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  • Phone Free Will

    Looked at phone at daughter's ballet recital. She cried. Tried everything to kick phone habit. Nothing worked. Learnt to meditate. Had awakening. Still on phone. Now documenting 1,000 hrs of doing nothing on commute. In hi-vis. Funnier than it sounds

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