tl;dr/ an apple [device] a day does not keep the doctor away
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This piece underpins a large part of why I started yourweeklyreads: I could feel my brain slowly (or rapidly) atrophying while my hands became restless when my brain was not being nullified. While I have a perpetual fear of drug use, I had somehow slipped into a silent, and yet overwhelmingly loud, addiction for mental stimulation and where possible, under 3 seconds.
yourweeklyreads is a passion project centered on slow entertainment and true mental engagement, as opposed to quickfire laughs with low effort. This essay encapsulated these thoughts, and in light of this, I hope this essay resonates with many of you who have been drawn here.
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