Growing new skills out of disappointment

Yesterday, my phone froze just looking at it, and then shut down directly after more than ten seconds. When I pressed the restart button again, it couldn’t be turned on at all. Subsequently, many methods were tried, including but not limited to trying various forced boot methods. After finally confirming that the problem was with the motherboard of the mobile phone in a mobile phone store, my heart finally dropped. Because the most troublesome thing is the motherboard problem, it is also the most expensive. But considering not to be limited by one word, I finally chose to go to Samsung’s official after-sales store for consultation the next day.

It seemed fast, it arrived the next day. After brushing my teeth quickly, I went to take the bus. After arriving at the Samsung official flagship after-sales store, I confirmed that it was a problem with the motherboard. I no longer had any concerns, and then I inquired about the price.

“How much does it cost to repair it?”

“4800, please!”

“!!!!!! So expensive?”

“Well, I suggest you go to an outside repair shop to get it repaired…”

What else can I say? After taking the phone, I felt as if I had received a notification of illness from the doctor in the intensive care unit. The doctor’s expression was full of apologies and helplessness, and the bill was too high, unlike human figures. So I took my mobile phone and went outside the store with a heavy heart to find a repair shop. But because I couldn’t find a store, I went back and asked Samsung staff for a mobile phone store that could repair it. In the end, they didn’t help me and just referred me to their repairman for price consultation. The master said that my phone is only worth 1800 now (if I keep the phone), which can just offset the repair cost (they later said a repair price, the original price is 1/3). In the end, it is good to spend 9300 to get a new phone, because now there is a large discount to subsidize 500 yuan😅

After thinking about it for almost half an hour, I gave up on repairing it there and planned to go outside to check the price. With the help of friends, I solved this problem at a relatively affordable price. When I think back on all this now, I feel deeply sorry for the way Samsung staff handled it. I don’t know how the clerks in other stores will deal with it, but the way the clerks in this store handle it currently makes me feel very disappointed😔

After that, there was actually another thing or category of things that attracted my great attention, and that was the emphasis on safety. For example, I urgently registered a u-card yesterday just to recharge AI more safely or to meet other needs. Unfortunately, it has been closed today… At the same time, I urgently applied to register a Charles Schwab account the day before yesterday. In fact, it was also to ensure that I could safely invest in US stocks in the future…

Similarly, what happened in the past 24 hours once again stung my most sensitive nerve: information security issues. Therefore, based on this, it is absolutely urgent to recheck all your important information. For example, are all your current passwords for important information or funds safe? Is there a big risk of your own information being leaked? I only have one mobile phone. Do I need to buy another mobile phone to hedge against the risk that the mobile phone may break again?

Based on this kind of thinking, it is still worth reviewing and sorting out. So tomorrow’s things are coming, because this is an important thing that will affect the future for a long time, so no matter how much time and energy you spend, it is absolutely worth it.

So the theme of tomorrow’s work is: Safety