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I was getting a headache and falling into a pervasive sense of gloom, and I knew I needed a break from the screen world.</p><p id="cc89" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oq or hr hj b ik os ot ou in ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg ph pi pj pk hk fq">Without fail, I take my phone with me wherever I go, in the event that I need it for an emergency. What if I fell and had no way of letting anyone know I needed help? What if I was driving and got lost or had a flat tyre?</p><p id="f836" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oq or hr hj b ik os ot ou in ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg ph pi pj pk hk fq">But today, for some reason, I said to myself, <em class="pl">You’re going no further than a half-hour walk. Just leave it.</em></p><p id="1b52" class="pw-post-body-paragraph oq or hr hj b ik os ot ou in ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg ph pi pj pk hk fq">I knew I needed space from the world held within that screen. 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