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Posts by Jessica Wretlind

A graduate of English Literature, Jessica now lives in London and only finds time to read the Metro. Inspired by her earthy boyfriend who is enrolled at a spiritual study retreat in California, Jessica occasionally self-reflects her way out of the London bustle and writes down her more tangible musings.

8 Things I Learned from a Phone-Free Month

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“Tell me what you pay attention to and I will tell you who you are.” ~Jose Ortega y Gasset

I used to live in San Francisco, a city celebrated for its carnivals, free music festivals, thriving bar culture, Mexican food markets, beautiful parks, fantastic literary events, thrift stores, and… (Can you tell I miss it?]

The effect of having all this culture available is that quite often, we spend more time around the doing of an event than the doing itself. I’ll elaborate.

I would spend x amount of time on my phone searching for cool events to go to. …