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The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt

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The Creation of Consumerism and Debt / from Shop Class as Soulcraft

Thoughts on being online less, dealing with the stimulation reduction, and finding ways to produce content from the activities I'm already doing. The links 

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The Natural By-products of Being Curious

I took a break. Too much noise. Input overload was impeding my output. But it's not just too much stuff coming in, it's too much current media. I’m focusing on books and reducing podcasts. And more importantly, I'm focusing my reading toward a project goal.The Intellectual DevotionalDigital Minimalism 

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