off.
In that dream world, there are no constant pings, no group texts that make you feel trapped, no emails from clients or angry bosses, and no updates that render your phone slower than it was before. Instead, there s just silence.
It sounds idyllic â and completely impossible.
But that s the idea behind The Light Phone, a dumb phone that only allows the user to text and make phone calls.
The most updated model, the Light Phone 2, is about the size of a credit card and looks like a miniature Kindle Paperwhite. It comes in two colors and costs about $300, and its functions are basic: It rings when someone calls and has a little touch screen where you can (arduously) type out texts. The phone s battery allows it to last for three or four days with normal use.
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Jenni Gritters and Wudan Yan run The Writers Co-op, a resource to teach others about freelancing.
Many other freelancers are monetizing their expertise with coaching, courses, and newsletters.
All of them hope their services will help the freelance writing world expand and thrive.
Jenni Gritters didn t become a freelance writer by choice. Like so many, she was laid off unexpectedly from a staff job three years ago. It s a common story for a lot of folks in journalism because the industry is so volatile, she told Insider.