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When Remote Work Kills Intimate Conversation

My partner and I both work remotely and we've stopped talking because we're always on our laptops in the same room.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Physical proximity combined with digital absorption can create the illusion of togetherness while preventing actual connection.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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