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The Science of Stuck (YANSS 230)
youarenotsosmart.com
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"Feeling stuck?" This YANSS podcast is with "professor, author, therapist, and speaker Britt Frank, a trauma specialist who ... helps clients to get out of the feeling of being stuck."This was well-timed, because stuck is something I've been feeling for a while now. Perhaps unjustifiably, but nevertheless her book's d…

Learn From These Bugs. Don't Let Social Media Zombify You
www.wired.com
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Scroll, scroll, scroll... it’s got a name: zombie scrolling syndrome... Consider parasites... some have the power of mind control. Or... zombification... the jewel wasp... grabs a cockroach twice her size... injecting nonlethal venom... dopamine... alters the roach’s behavior... cleaning itself instead of running for its life...zombifying parasite…

I Let a Stranger Watch Me Work for a Day — And I’ve Never Been More Productive - MEL Magazine
melmagazine.com
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Focusmate — a free virtual co-working service that pairs you with a complete stranger for 50 minutes of silent, mutual labor over a webcam... harnesses pillars of psychology proven to boost productivity 200-300 percent... just telling someone I was going to do something made me get it done... because it layers various productivity hacks like soci…

Listen & Learn: how to absorb podcast knowledge (Top3Pods, September 2017)
mathewlowry.myhub.ai

This edition focuses on getting the most out of podcasts and so includes a new tweak to my personal content strategy.

Psychology: One topic, three angles (Top3ics, Feb 2)
mathewlowry.myhub.ai
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Yet another variation on the Top3ics format: exploring three facets of one topic, highlighting one outstanding resource (plus a few extra links) for each.  Today’s theme... psychology

How I Got My Attention Back
backchannel.com
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the deeper I went into my own work, the more I realized how my always-on, always-connected state had rendered me largely useless... The medium was no longer the message, it was just an asshole. I want my attention back...I could live on Twitter all day, everyday, convincing myself I was being productive. Or, at least inducing the chemicals in the …

The Psychology of Time and the Paradox of How Impulsivity and Self-Control Mediate Our Capacity for Presence
www.brainpickings.org
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a fascinating inquiry into how our subjective experience of time’s passage shapes everything from our emotional memory to our sense of self....the disorienting sense that time isn’t something which happens to us — rather, we are time.... Distracted by the obligations of everyday activities, we are no longer aware of ourselves…... loss of contact …

The Psychology of Writing and the Cognitive Science of the Perfect Daily Routine – Brain Pickings
www.brainpickings.org
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cognitive psychologist Ronald T. Kellogg explores how work schedules, behavioral rituals, and writing environments affect the amount of time invested in trying to write and the degree to which that time is spent in a state of boredom, anxiety, or creative flow... High-intensity noise that exceeds 95 decibels disrupts performance on complex tasks b…

Nurture your mind (Top3ics, Nov 18)
mathewlowry.myhub.ai

Let’s take a break from the Donald, Facebook and the end of democracy, and try to focus on what’s important.

Productivity, innovation, community & more (Top3ics, 1 Dec)
mathewlowry.myhub.ai
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Over 40 new resources ... some great longreads to enjoy as the nights grow long, the productivity tips you’ll need to find the time to read them, and a free set of steak knives. The Christmas season, after all, is almost upon us.

Living Wisely in the Digital Age
medium.com
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social media platforms are ... the main avenue through which we make comparisons with our peers, acquaintances, celebrities ... those comparisons are often what we base our life-expectations on, these platforms can lead to anxiety about our place in the world... Most of the content on social media wasn’t improving my life — in fact, by taking u…

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