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I get out in the world and talk to people. As soon as I get out of my head and interact and watch and experience, the words start appearing again.
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The Likability Cage: Are Women Still Trapped?
Thirty-five years ago, my sorority sister was raped at a fraternity party. She didn’t report it for reasons we can guess, having heard this story a thousand times by now.
Indeed, it was the clichéd story: the popular, handsome fraternity boy from a powerful family who happened to be a big donor to the university was the attacker. Socially important, he was someone you needed to like you–so that oth Read more of this blog post »
Indeed, it was the clichéd story: the popular, handsome fraternity boy from a powerful family who happened to be a big donor to the university was the attacker. Socially important, he was someone you needed to like you–so that oth Read more of this blog post »
“Technology allows us to instantly find the facts that support what we already believe. While in the past we may have subscribed to particular newspapers or magazines that leaned in the direction of our opinions, still, we could not avoid being exposed to a variety of different ideas. The opportunities to come across information we don’t agree with are now diminished. We can easily expose ourselves only to the information that supports our views, stated as facts right there on the Internet. We show up at the table armed with our already decided upon personal truths, and when the information coming at us doesn’t fit what we already know, we stop listening and discard it.”
― The Power of Off: The Mindful Way to Stay Sane in a Virtual World
― The Power of Off: The Mindful Way to Stay Sane in a Virtual World
“Technology facilitates the natural human drive to flee from the moment, avoid what’s challenging, and seek pleasure at all costs, none of which create happiness, peace, or well-being in the end.”
― The Power of Off: The Mindful Way to Stay Sane in a Virtual World
― The Power of Off: The Mindful Way to Stay Sane in a Virtual World
“We need time to be awake but not ready and available — to our boss, clients, partner, friends, and even our children. Even the busiest, most responsible, indispensable, or in-demand person can create small spaces to step off the hamster wheel of others’ needs.”
― The Power of Off: The Mindful Way to Stay Sane in a Virtual World
― The Power of Off: The Mindful Way to Stay Sane in a Virtual World
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