The truth about timers
So much of life is anticipation, killing time, counting down to the next gold star in your calendar.
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My days are ruled by timers.
The Apple Watch I received as a gift a couple of Christmases ago clocks up minutes of exercising and standing, until that satisfying, glimmering animated firework on its tiny screen lets me know that, today at least, I was good enough. More frequently, on account of my bad memory and p…
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