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Why mindfulness apps feel counterproductive

My meditation app sends me notifications to be mindful and the irony makes me want to throw my phone across the room.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Technology's attempt to commodify presence creates resistance to the very thing it promises.

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