Regardless, it is raising good points and information.

I have had two for many years and both are working fine. I bought the second because they introduced a waterproof version. Still use both 10? years later. This could tip me to buying a third with colour.

Yes you can. Very open ecosystem for loading your own stuff and library loans.

I would be curious to hear back from the OP. Did any of this advice resonate? Three years later, what’s your story today?

I ask largely because I landed in this thread while searching for my own similar challenges and am interested in knowing what worked and didn’t. I’m also just plain interested in how a fellow human being is doing with what seemed like a challenging point in their life.

Added to my reading list but the synopsis is interesting. The Shallows - What the internet is doing to our brains, by Nicholas Carr.

https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/the-shallows-what-the-internet-is-doing-to-our-brains?srsltid=AfmBOoptOIoUamRVrOvtQJACd1uPLRVnaE43zr0daNmpUuyVYfPTzbZM

If it brought you joy, especially repeated joy, none of your investment was wasted. Thanks for sharing that with us.

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