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A Day at Google, Learning About “Flow”

A Day at Google, Learning About “Flow”

Is the company’s intense approach to both work and play the answer to perennial distraction?
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Mary Mann
May 24
Tragedy, Swipe Left

Tragedy, Swipe Left

Why mourn the loss of my nuclear family when I could just make another one?
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John Fischer
May 5
Dear Mary Berry, I Love You

Dear Mary Berry, I Love You

Let the world go to hell in a handbasket. With The Great British Bake Off, I’ve found a dream world of royal icing and buttery biscuits.
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TJ Lee
Apr 5
Catfishing for a Cause

Catfishing for a Cause

How I used dating apps to get out the under-30 vote and engage people on local issues.
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Anjelica Triola
Mar 30
Taking Over My Mom’s Digital Life

Taking Over My Mom’s Digital Life

An aging parent and the limits of technology.
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Lauren Streib
Jan 30
VR, ADHD, and Me

VR, ADHD, and Me

Can immersive digital experiences counter the constant distraction of smartphones?
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Steph Mitesser
Jan 27
The Low-Tech Cure

The Low-Tech Cure

To ward off digital distractions, New Yorker writer Sarah Larson has employed an ancient laptop, a hacked Fitbit, and a wind-up tomato.
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Sarah Larson
Oct 10, 2016
TFW You Fall Out of Love With “Like”

TFW You Fall Out of Love With “Like”

I’m putting less energy into social media and more into creating physical artifacts from my life. It’s an act of political rebellion and…
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Leigh Alexander
Jan 17
Rough Passages: How My iPhone and I Conquered “Moby Dick”

Rough Passages: How My iPhone and I Conquered “Moby Dick”

Melville’s 1,755-page masterpiece, it turns out, is peculiarly suited to a small screen.
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Adam Langer
Nov 14, 2016
Escape, On Demand

Escape, On Demand

How “Atlanta” and “Stranger Things” saved my sanity during the ugliest election in history.
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Mychal Denzel Smith
Nov 7, 2016
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