After Saying I Needed A Break From My Phone, Here’s What Happened When I Was Forced To Go A Week Without It

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After Saying I Needed A Break From My Phone, Here’s What Happened When I Was Forced To Go A Week Without It

One day, after yet another battle with a bundle of nervous energy I can only refer to as mild anxiety, I caught myself saying out loud “I really need a break from my phone.” Within an hour, the universe responded, and I was forced to go a week without my phone.

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