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by georgehayduke 2611 days ago
There's a reason we get so many of our great ideas in the shower - our 'diffuse brain' is going to work, forging new paths and making connections.

I think the biggest danger of these products is that they are optimized to co-opt our attention, reducing the time available for this genuinely deep thinking.

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Agreed. See also: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wf2VxeIm1no

CGP Grey talking about water proof phones invading his shower times with podcasts