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When solutions for distraction create isolation

I bought noise-canceling headphones to focus better but now I feel disconnected from everything around me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Blocking unwanted stimulation can simultaneously block the ambient aliveness that nourishes deeper attention.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Attention and its relationship to time?”

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