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When constant connectivity fragments your thinking

I cannot remember the last book I read all the way through because my phone keeps interrupting my attention and I miss having deep thoughts.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The interruption-based design of digital devices can erode capacity for sustained contemplation.

Ideas that help explain it
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