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How capturing experiences prevents experiencing them

Every music festival I go to I spend half the time trying to get the perfect video and miss the actual songs happening in front of me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The urge to preserve moments often destroys our capacity to fully inhabit them.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Festival and the break from ordinary time?”

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