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I’m not as up to date on some things as I used to be, but, framing it like that — what am I really missing? Value is not necessarily intrinsic to a digital service (or most other things). We choose to invest these things with value. And sometimes we’re too caught up in the stream to reframe these things and do a proper test on them.
Going Analogue, Returning to Digital
warrenellis.ltd
I’m indebted to the Jungian therapist James Hollis for the insight that major personal decisions should be made not by asking, “Will this make me happy?”, but “Will this choice enlarge me or diminish me?” We’re terrible at predicting what will make us happy: the question swiftly gets bogged down in our narrow preferences for security and control. But the enlargement question elicits a deeper, intuitive response.
Oliver Burkeman's Last Column: The Eight Secrets to a (Fairly) Fulfilled Life
theguardian.com
Wouldn’t it just be better if fewer people posted less stuff, less frequently, and if smaller audiences saw it?
People Aren’t Meant to Talk This Much
Ian Bogost
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