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☆ I ditched my smartphone for 12 months but it was a bad decision
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( William Haigen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

When my iPhone suddenly stopped working 12 months ago, my immediate reaction surprised me. Like, according to PC Mag 67% of millennials, I’ve tried and failed to spend less time on my phone. I’ve downloaded all of the productivity apps, tried making rules and systems, and read books about breaking bad habits — to no avail. WhatsApp only works if you have a smartphone, so friends and family who don’t use Facebook Messenger are nearly uncontactable. I’ve become quite accustomed to not even having my phone on or taking it with me everywhere I go.

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☆ My wife and I blended our last names. We wanted to share a last name that was uniquely ours.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( William Egan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

We blended our last namesName blending is the practice of creating a new last name out of the letters of each partner's maiden name. When it came to what to do with our last names, the traditional route didn't feel right to us, but we really wanted to share a last name. A lot of couples resolve this by hyphenating, but our names just don't sound good hyphenated together. But with our blended name, it doesn't feel like we've let our names go. The pieces of our names are still there; they've just been rearranged and combined with each other's.

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