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Are We Distracting Ourselves to Death?
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It’s increasingly difficult to pay attention in the blooming, buzzing confusion of the modern world. Matthew Crawford argues persuasively that it’s time to fight back.
Nick Romeo
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May 3 2015
12:01AM EDT
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