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Smarting eyes, foggy brain

Smarting eyes, foggy brain

A painful warning that I need to move away from consuming so much content via screens, and giving myself the grace not to create.

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Elizabeth Tai
Mar 10, 2023
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It seems rather fortuitous that soon after writing about my struggle with reading, my eyes would give up on me.

I was down and out with a massive migraine last Friday. Looking at my iPad and smartphone was like inviting an icepick to the brain. All I could do all Friday and then Saturday was to lie in bed in a dark ro…

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