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The focus of Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention–and How to Think Deeply Again (Hari, 2023) is the double-edge sword of technology’s benefits and how Western societies have tipped the balance to the point of constant overwhelm and distraction. Stolen Focus highlights the way Silicon Valley is geared to steal mindshare, to the point…
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It has been said that the best gift you can give someone is your attention. I believe this to be true. As someone who likes to contemplate, I’ve begun to realize just how much I’ve missed the mark by falling in and out of my own thoughts and the hubbub of the world around. From…
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As I write a long-form paper on work options and pay for U.S. prisoners, the need for fair wages to aid reentry into society slaps you in the face. Through various social media posts, I highlight the issue of inadequate pay in Connecticut prisons, urging policymakers and community members to support criminal justice reform and…
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As I was driving to work last week listening to Spotify, the playlist turned to Tracy Chapman, an artist I’m familiar with from my college days. I was transported to Sheffield, an industrial city in northern England, where I drove my little red Fiesta that my dad helped me acquire for three thousand pounds. Don’t…
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While visiting the home show in downtown Hartford earlier in January my friend and I stopped to talk to a local green energy company about solar panels. Instantly, the salesman pulled up my friend’s house on google maps, pointed out her West-facing roof (a good thing) and in no time we were debating the pros…
On A Mission 