The Examined Life

Flourishing in a Digital Age


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We explore what human flourishing means beyond quick hits of happiness and how attention, character, and community shape a life with depth. We offer practical ways to set tech boundaries, recover presence, and build habits that support meaning and stronger relationships.

• defining flourishing as purpose, virtue, health, relationships, and stability
• attention as a moral act that shapes identity
• flow states, boredom, and the role of friction in mastery
• how persuasive tech erodes agency and presence
• resilience, emotion regulation, and numbing versus feeling
• presence and awe as markers of a meaningful life
• community ties, shared rituals, and mutual flourishing
• practical boundaries for phones and persuasive design
• replacing screen time with calls, walks, craft, and rest

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