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Jan 5·edited Jan 5Liked by Jim Hawkins

Thanks - love Beck and her attitude. Dont like the phone app parkling, as there are too many of them anyway. I spend a lot of time putting Whatsapp messages on mute too. Love the idea of not looking at phones. Keep it up Jim! :)

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Thank you, Healey. Wasn't Beck great? I'm working through a book called How To Break Up With Your Phone, by Catherine Price. It's helping me a lot.

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Dec 11, 2023Liked by Jim Hawkins

Great interview Jim. I could not agree more with regard smartphones. I still try to only use mine for work. However, I do not browse social media on mine or look at emails. I much prefer to speak to the people I am with when out and about & enjoy my surroundings. The move to get almost everthing on smart phones boils my blood! It will all come undone at some point in the future!! x

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I completely agree about enjoying your surroundings when out, and the negatives of having everything digital are going to become more apparent, I'm sure. There's a really good book called How To Break Up With Your Phone by Catherine Price https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Break-Up-Your-Phone/dp/1409182908/ which is full of good ideas, too.

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Ps, I'm opinionated, but not racist.

Good & bad in all of our creeds & religions & communities.

Jeez! Just listened to a great fella called Phil, who buries people!! (In drag) if you want! Also!🥰🥳👍🏻

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Beck is wise before her years!

Watching a football match tonight, players took "the knee" about no racism!

Well give them no phone, you will soon here them moan!

Went to my doctors Friday as I've been having chest pain!

NO ONE in the practice at 08.40!

Asked about an appointment, today?

Young girl said "triage is online"!

Told her I'm not online! (I am)

Entered my details & symptoms (which I believe for a 55 yr old man probably needed a appointment)

Said they would be in touch!!

11.56!! Received text from doctors to "book an appointment online"!!

8th of February (if I'm still alive)

So what bloody chance do non phone owning pensioners have!

Racism is not only colour based!

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