Your phone is why you don't feel sexy
“When it comes to community in particular, digital technology presents two interrelated dilemmas: (1) Digital technology has created the ability — and ensuing pressure — for us to “optimize” and be productive always, which often comes at the expense of time and energy spent building deep community. (2) Many digital technologies offer us the illusio... See more
Brad Stulberg • The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds--Not Crushes--Your Soul
“Not using a phone taught me what a phone is really for. It’s not for communicating with other people, getting directions, reading articles, looking at pictures, shopping for products, or playing games. A phone is a device for muting the anxieties proper to being alive. This is what all its functions and features ultimately achieve: cameras deliver
... See moreformer tech executive and writer Linda Stone calls “continuous partial attention,” where no one is really paying attention to anything (other than their phones), and we’ve lost sight of the important stuff, like love, truth, wisdom.
Tiffany Shlain • 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
