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   -=> Aaron Thomas wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-   
      
    AT> Sometimes I'm out somewhere and I decide that I want to buy something,   
    AT> but then I'll need to do a transfer in my online banking, and my online   
    AT> banking requires 2 factor authentication.   
      
    That makes sense. I get it.   
      
    KW> There's a lot to be said, as I'm sure you've seen, of going for a walk   
    KW> and being present. I listen to podcasts on walks, but leaving the house   
    KW> with just me and my dog is a welcome change.   
      
    AT> There's a lot to gain by leaving your phone at home (until you need to   
    AT> check your Gmail.) People look like dicks when they are glued to their   
    AT> phones all the time. Have you ever had a conversation with a person who   
    AT> was staring at a phone? (It's not friendly.)   
      
   We have friends, my age (approaching 60) that, with a gap in the   
   conversation with reach for their phones - when at restaurants, or even   
   at our house having a glass of wine. When you think that social networks   
   were designed with the input from behaviorists to be addictive, it makes   
   sense.   
      
   Did I mention that my daughter's high school is having phone-free   
   Fridays? It's interesting seeing her reaction. Mostly her issue is with   
   not being able to locate her friends at lunch. They turn on location   
   services and let each other see where they are...   :|   
      
   I said that people are creatures of habit, and you could probably just   
   go to where you always go and meet up with them.   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
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