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Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
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We can explore the ways in which our attention is generated, manipulated, valued and degraded. Sometimes attention might simply be a lens through which to read the events of the moment. But it can also force us toward a better understanding of how our minds work or how we value our time and the time of others. Perhaps, just by acknowledging its pre... See more
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Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self
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Opinion | Michael Goldhaber, the Cassandra of the Internet Age - The New York Times
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In a 2017 interview, Ev Williams (the founder of Twitter), said something that has stuck with me since: “the trouble with algorithms, is that it rewards extremes. Say you’re driving down the road and see a car crash. Of course you look. Everyone looks. The internet interprets behavior like this to mean everyone is asking for car crashes, so it trie... See more