Tag: attention

3d rendering of framed lighten X alphabet shape on grunge tiles floor surrounded by smoke

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Peter Biles
Date
September 3, 2025

Categorized
Business and Finance, Social Media

Tagged
attention, Culture, Elon Musk, Independent Media, Substack, Technology, Twitter, Writing, X}

Where X Went Wrong in Dealing with Links to Independent Media

_{Elon Musk bought Twitter, changed it to X, and made it a nightmare for writers trying to share their work} _{Peter Biles
September 3, 2025

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Business and Finance, Social Media}

As trust in legacy journalism erodes, more time and energy will get funneled into independent media and X isn't playing fair here. Read More ›

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Peter Biles
Date
May 23, 2025

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
attention, Books, College, County Highway, Culture, media, Newspaper, Reading, Tech, walter kirn}

Deep Reading in a World Full of Words

_{The media environment is saturated with images, videos, and words. How can we regain our attention?} _{Peter Biles
May 23, 2025

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Arts & Culture}

Moments in silence with a newspaper might not save the world, but it could start saving our attention, arguably our most valuable and endangered resource. Read More ›

Conceptual illustration of people with eyeballs as their heads looking at mobilephones

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Peter Biles
Date
January 6, 2025

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
AI, attention, ChatGPT, Distraction, Experience, Gen Z, internet, Jonathan Haidt, online life, Smartphones, social media, Tech, the anxious generation, tv}

2025: Rejecting Brain Rot

_{Toward a more embodied and human way of life} _{Peter Biles
January 6, 2025

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Technology}

Following the data, observing personal experience, and developing another vision for human flourishing can get us a step closer to a fuller, intentional life. Read More ›

Cerebral cortex disintegrating into ash, surrealism, muted grayscale tones, digital sketch, brain cells collapsing into void, signifying loss of memory

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Peter Biles
Date
December 8, 2024

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
addiction, attention, China, dopamine, Free speech, social media, Supreme Court, TikTok}

Oxford Word of the Year: Brain Rot

_{The flood of online content deteriorates our mental and intellectual states} _{Peter Biles
December 8, 2024

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Technology}

Ironically, “brain rot” started making the rounds primarily on TikTok, one of the biggest culprits when it comes to getting people addicted to screens. Read More ›

books in colored covers swirl on a blue background, copy space

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Peter Biles
Date
August 28, 2024

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, attention, Books, David Foster Wallace, English, Library, Literature, Ray Bradbury}

Antidote to Screen Addiction? A Good Book

_{Sitting and reading in silence is a pleasure the modern world has forgotten} _{Peter Biles
August 28, 2024

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Arts & Culture}

We should let ourselves take pleasure in story first before jumping back on our phones to make comments on Booktok or Goodreads. Read More ›

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Peter Biles
Date
March 16, 2024

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
Anna Karenina, attention, Books, Distraction, social media}

Anna Karenina and How to Read Long Books

_{"One chapter at a time" is actually how books like Tolstoy's were intended to be read.} _{Peter Biles
March 16, 2024

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Arts & Culture}

We shouldn’t think we have to climb the mountain before hiking the foothills. Baby steps is the name of the game. Read More ›

Composite image of 3d image of human brain

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Richard W. Stevens
Date
December 21, 2023

Categorized
Neuroscience

Tagged
addiction, attention, brain, brain chemistry, dopamine, Pain, pleasure}

You Can’t Always Be Happy

_{Our dopamine system both excites and tames pleasure} _{Richard W. Stevens
December 21, 2023

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Neuroscience}

Humans cannot achieve permanent happiness. Earthly pleasures do not ultimately satisfy us. The Bible said it. The neuroscientists have proved it. Read More ›

Hiker walking in the Australian bushland

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Peter Biles
Date
November 23, 2023

Categorized
Natural Intelligence

Tagged
AI, attention, Beauty, gratitude, Intelligent Design, math, Nature, Order, science, wonder}

Beauty is Non-Computable

_{Taking some time to reflect on the beautiful things in the world can lead to genuine thanksgiving.} _{Peter Biles
November 23, 2023

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Natural Intelligence}

Gratitude expert Robert Emmons writes that it’s impossible to be grateful to oneself. Read More ›