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As the owner of an Iphone 4 for nearly a year now, I believe the buzz is what defines our emotional / physical / psychopathic connection to our devices.
The Iphone Buzz is what I refer to as that strange tingle that rattles our pockets and vibrates our desks. It piques our interests, disrupts our train of thought and directs all attention to the Valley of Unknown Messages That May Or May Not Need Our Immediate Attention.
Unfortunately, The Buzz also picks up its share of useless emails. For example: Viagra advertisements, constant promotions from Coach despite my sole purchase of a cute keychain 2 years ago, gardening tips (O_O. Qué ?), promotional dog food , etc etc.
In my epic battle to detach my conditioned senses from my iphone ("No, Angela. You do not need to drop the dishes and run halfway across the house to where your phone is placed because The Buzz has picked up a new Ebay promotion"), I have placed my phone on silent for the past week. This means I am no longer notified of messages or emails with a mnemonic sound that sends me cavorting across any spatial capacity to check my phone.
Today, when my phone lit up with a new message, no longer did I feel that odd tingling that compelled me to read or reply the message in immediate detail.
I felt calm, collected, cool as le cucumber, thank you.
Improvement, I say.
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