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      I Hate Social Media: A Guide To Taking A Break
      August 7, 2019

      I Hate Social Media: A Guide To Taking A Break

      How often have you had this happen to you? You’re in the middle of working on something important and you decide to take a brief break to check social media. You plan on only spending five minutes browsing your feeds then you’ll get right back to work.  Of course, it doesn’t turn out that way. …

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      Cal Newport: Franklin Foer on Technology’s Surprising Threat to Humanity
      September 22, 2017

      Cal Newport: Franklin Foer on Technology’s Surprising Threat to Humanity

      Contemplating the Importance of Contemplation Franklin Foer has a new book coming out this week. It’s titled, World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech.  (more…)

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      Is Social Media Robbing Us of Our Dearest Hopes and Dreams?
      August 30, 2017

      Is Social Media Robbing Us of Our Dearest Hopes and Dreams?

      The biggest problem with social media? It is designed to give us exactly the opposite of what we truly want in life. James Williams’ talk, Are Digital Technologies Making Politics Impossible? is a must-listen. Riffing on the story of Diogenes and Alexander (with an interpretive lens drawn from Peter Sloterdijk) and Herbert Simon’s definition of an attention economy, Williams posits…

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      Cal Newport: Aziz Ansari Quit the Internet
      August 14, 2017

      Cal Newport: Aziz Ansari Quit the Internet

      The Disconnected Life Aziz Ansari recently deleted the web browser from his phone and laptop. He also stopped using email, Twitter and Instagram. As he explained in an interview with GQ, when he gets into a cab, he now leaves his phone in his pocket and simply sits there and thinks; when he gets home, instead of…

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      How Distracted Are You? [QUIZ]
      May 18, 2017

      How Distracted Are You? [QUIZ]

      How Distracted Are You? Let’s face it, very few of us can say that we haven’t felt the gnawing frustration and loss of productivity caused by digital distraction. Whether it’s checking email habitually, responding to notifications, bouncing around browser tabs, or using apps.  Too often we get distracted and pulled away from doing deep and meaningful…

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      3 Reasons Why Social Media Is Making You Unhappy
      May 10, 2017

      3 Reasons Why Social Media Is Making You Unhappy

      3 Reasons Why Social Media Is Making You Unhappy For most of us, social media and the internet has become a normal part of everyday life. We use these platforms daily to communicate, share, and connect with friends, family, colleagues and strangers. But despite being more connected than ever, are we any better off? Are…

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      Digital Detox: Is It Right for You?
      April 25, 2017

      Digital Detox: Is It Right for You?

      Is a digital detox right for you? What is it? “Are you sure you want to logout?” A simple question that for many of us today can now seem daunting. Most of us do feel guilty about the amount of time we spend connected and plugged into our all-consuming digital world, yet the thought of…

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      Adam Alter: Irresistible Technology
      March 21, 2017

      Adam Alter: Irresistible Technology

      Meet Adam Alter. Alter is a psychology and marketing professor at the University of New York and a New York Times best-selling author. His academic research focuses on judgment and decision-making, as well as social psychology – with a focus on how subtle cues in our environment shape our behaviors and thinking. His most recent…

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