Anu Atluru on Substack
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Anu Atluru on Substack
as is becoming increasingly clear to those who have attempted these types of minor corrections, willpower, tips, and vague resolutions are not sufficient by themselves to tame the ability of new technologies to invade your cognitive landscape—the addictiveness of their design and the strength of the cultural pressures supporting them are too strong
... See moreCal Newport • Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
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Growth.Design • 🧠Psychology of Design: 106 Cognitive Biases & Principles That Affect Your UX
Reframing the “Social Media” Problem As an Attention Crisis
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Simple changes like logging out of social media apps or scheduling time to check email can have a huge effect—we’ll provide specific tactics to help you focus.
John Zeratsky • Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day
People will struggle to structure their time now that virtual activities carry more social weight than they did in the past. IRL hangouts have more tangible controls and barriers to entry that prevent people from engaging endlessly, and physical anchors that help form habits and routines. Without that, people are going to either burn out or quickly... See more
Toby Shorin • Premonition
Report: The Diminishing Marginal Value of Aesthetics
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Availability is no longer determined by one’s time, but by one’s attention. The problem, of course, is that our attention is constantly absorbed by the tools we use everyday, making us feel like we’re never truly available. As these tools continue to get nicer, prettier, and more powerful, it becomes increasingly difficult to stop checking them, wh... See more