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Unlike older generations, people under thirty are also less likely to have office jobs. Consequently, they are always looking for pleasant places to work outside their homes. Many end up in coffee shops and hotel lobbies or join the booming business of coworking spaces. Some of them are also discovering that libraries are society’s original coworking spaces and have the distinct advantage of being free.
The Library Book
Susan Orlean
The debunking is just preaching to the choir.
For every fence sitter you may convince with facts, 5 others are lured to the other side by feelings.
The Case for Leaving Twitter
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Their tactics not only make it hard for a person to consciously and objectively know their manipulator is fighting to overcome, but also simultaneously keep the victim unconsciously on the defensive. This makes the tactics highly effective psychological one-two punches. It’s hard to think clearly when someone has you emotionally unnerved, so you’re less likely to recognize the tactics for what they really are.
In Sheep's Clothing
George K. Simon Ph.D.
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