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I used to, but now I just have the iOS "silence unknown callers" unless I'm expecting urgent other random calls. It's been bliss.

My work doesn't use my personal phone# - I know this isn't possible for everyone but works for me.

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Works until you have young kids in school or daycare or other places where you drop them off without a cell phone. Then you really need to be able to pick them up when the caretakers or friends' parents call you up.

Yeah, 100% this. Deviant Ollam talks about something like this (though maybe a bit more high stakes (maybe not)) in his talk here about risk preparedness I found really interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ihrGNGesfI

Yeah I was in your shoes a few years back. At that point I used google voice with call screening and gave that number out to those places.

I am thinking about making the leap. If it’s really an important message they have my email and can text.

Edit: I just did. Voicemail is an option too.

I did it also. Do you use a personalized voicemail greeting or the default from your carrier?

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