its so fun to look over and see what other people are doing on their phones. are they playing a weird game? scrolling through their own camera roll? watching instagram stories? look at the faces of the people on their instagram feed. do you know any of them? i might even read a text message that someone is sending as they type it out. its way more interesting than looking at my own phone.
This is why I always curate an interesting experience for those who might be looking at my phone on the subway. I be turning my text size to maximum and typing out fake dramatic juicy email drafts for all to see. Performer Mindset.
your robbing me and yourself of a crucial part of the human experience to peek at the phone of the stranger next to you (please let me take a peek, just a little tiny one pretty please)
pomegranates are delicious. i like to eat them straight out of a bowl with a spoon, but they are also great in yogurt, on ice cream, or as a sweet addition to a cheese plate. and thats fine enough—but more than that, the act of preparing a pomegranate is slow and messy. it requires patience and focus. you must put down your phone and concentrate on completing a single task. its meditative! and at the end, a beautiful bowl of tasty pomegranate seeds awaits you. there should be a pomegranate emoji.
when a movie is over, sit through to the end of the credits. everyone is so quick to stand up when a movie finishes. just sit! you don’t have to read them—you can just use the time to think back on what you liked about the movie, what was exciting, talk to your friends about what they liked. you can scan the credits for that one actor’s name that you couldn’t place. you already set aside 2+ hours to watch a movie. sit and contemplate for an additional 8 minutes and then get up and go back to the rest of your life!