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Why it's important to think about social media use as a form of dissociation, rather than addiction

Dissociation can be a healthy part of cognitive functioning, provided it doesn’t get in the way of your goals.

The power of silence in a deafening world

This noise makes claims on our consciousness. It colonizes pristine attention. It makes it harder to focus on what’s in front of us, to manage our mind’s impulses, to notice, to appreciate, and to preserve open space: the