You’re looking serious – am I late? An hour! Wow, sorry, remind me to buy a watch. That’s the only thing about going phone-free – yes, got rid, changed my life – so I won’t be checking it all lunchtime. Ha, I see you’ve already got yours on the table! I couldn’t borrow it for a second, for the cricket score? Isn’t that a record – actually, just let me check that… and can I just look at my email while I’m on? Wait, I should probably answer this one, and this.
OK, I’m all yours, where was I? Right, well, one day I just thought, how would it feel to live in the moment, totally phone‑free? Like my parents managed somehow, right? Been a revelation, haven’t looked back – I must have gained on average an hour a day just by not checking Twitter, and photographing everything. I mean, what is that all about? Who cares? And when you do need to photograph something, no problem, because everyone else has a phone. Like now I’d like to Insta my 100th phone-free day, so if you could pass me yours for a second… Ha ha, come on, smile – you see, being phone-free doesn’t mean I’m now this boring old hater. I just feel miles happier and more creative without one, like this incredibly strong feeling of my brain finally working properly, without any distractions? It’s about freedom, really.
What time is it? Bugger, can I borrow it back a second? Need to tell my next appointment I’m running late. Oh God, what’s her number – hang on, let me look up her office, they can text… I don’t believe this, she’s just gone phone-free! Well, page her already, you idiots!
Close one. You know you’re down to 5% of charge? OK, better run, could you get me an Uber. I’ll pay you, wait, is that your phone? Weird ringtone! For me? Hi darling, anything wrong – oh Christ, it’s died – did you not charge it before you left? Well, isn’t that what your parents would have done, if they’d had mobile phones? What happens now? Do they even do pay phones any more?
