Ed Sheeran Broke a Bad Habit

Ed Sheeran, the acclaimed British pop artist, recently shared on Jake Shane's podcast "Therapuss" that he has been living without a mobile phone for almost a decade. His decision to ditch the phone, he explained, was driven by a desire to reclaim genuine human interactions lost amidst the digital noise.

"I haven’t had a phone since 2015," Sheeran revealed. He elaborated on his decision, saying that he had the same phone since he was 15, and fame had changed things. He got an iPad to help with his communications.

“I go for dinner with my wife, and she will go to the toilet at a restaurant, and she can sometimes take a while, and usually 10 years ago I would take out my phone, flip through Instagram but when you’re just sitting doing nothing, that’s when I’ll think of a lyric or a melody."

Sheeran also touched on how these moments of stillness could spark creativity.

Russia’s Economy is on the Rise

Russia is at war, which means that it should be faced with economic turmoil. However, that’s actually not the case. In fact, it’s just the opposite. The International Monetary Fund predicts that they will see a 3.2% increase this year.

This is quite the feat, considering the many sanctions that Russia has faced since the start of the war. The “debilitating” sanctions haven’t stopped the country from seeing growth. The question now is whether it is sustainable – and that may have to do with Russia’s allies as well as how much longer the war goes on.