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Missed Connections: Social Media Has Its Benefits

By Anne Maheux — 2021

The amount of time teenagers spend on social media isn’t the only thing that matters. So does how they use it.

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Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation

This groundbreaking book, from one of the global innovators in the integration of brain science with psychotherapy, offers an extraordinary guide to the practice of “mindsight,” the potent skill that is the basis for both emotional and social intelligence.

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Daniel J. Siegel, Daniel Goleman (foreword)
2010
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Professor Explains Why & How You Should Quit Social Media | Cal Newport & Lewis Howes

Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In addition to academic research, he writes about the intersection of technology and society. He’s particularly interested in the impact of new technologies on our ability to perform productive work or lead satisfying lives.

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Cal Newport
2019
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A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload

From New York Times bestselling author Cal Newport comes a bold vision for liberating workers from the tyranny of the inbox--and unleashing a new era of productivity. Modern knowledge workers communicate constantly.

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Cal Newport
2025
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Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

Minimalism is the art of knowing how much is just enough. Digital minimalism applies this idea to our personal technology. It's the key to living a focused life in an increasingly noisy world.

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Cal Newport
2019
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How Digital Minimalism Can Make You More Creative

Do you ever wish you were less distracted and more focused on your writing project? Do you wish you looked at your phone less, or spent less time in front of a screen, but you aren't sure where to start? Today, Abbie and I are discussing how digital minimalism has helped us as writers and...

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2021
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122 – Improve Your Attention Span in a Distracted World with Psychology Professor Amishi Jha

Amishi Jha, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of Miami, and she’s written a new book called Peak Mind. In it, she shares how we can improve our attention spans and become better focused in just 12 minutes a day.

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The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2021
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How Craving Attention Makes You Less Creative | Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt has gotten more than his fair share of attention from his acting career. But as social media exploded over the past decade, he got addicted like the rest of us - trying to gain followers and likes only to be left feeling inadequate and less creative.

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2019
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