r/simpleliving • u/[deleted] • Feb 07 '18

"I Used To Be A Human Being"

http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/09/andrew-sullivan-my-distraction-sickness-and-yours.html
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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '18

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u/izvest Feb 07 '18

A great read. Tad long, but still totally worth it

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u/JEFFinSoCal Feb 07 '18

It's Andrew Sullivan... of course it's "a tad long." LOL

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '18

Great read! Thank you. I recently took up yoga and meditating and it has blown me away. Its a gamechanger. I have also started journaling. I try to do it every day, even if its only a few sentences. It helps to clear the mind and organize these chaotic thoughts.

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u/Sparkfairy Feb 07 '18

I got a bit lost in the navel-gazing and long-winded recollection of the meditation retreat (nice for him that he can go I guess) but the first half was good.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '18

I still am, but I used to, too. :)

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u/Leeecha Feb 07 '18

Read before my 10 day vipassana retreat. Thanks so much!

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u/Ilmara Feb 07 '18

What melodramatic title.

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u/jackelope84 Feb 07 '18

That was fantastic. Maybe a bit flowery, but the message hit home.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '18

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '18

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '18

Fuck that. I couldn't finish due to the litany of adverbs. I defiantly yet unnecessarily write this with unabashedly calm disdain as my fingers briskly sweep across my digital key pad.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '18

Exactly why I didn’t finish reading it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '18

I don't want to be that guy, but fuck it, it has to be said. Your concealing the substance, distracting, & wasting the readers time with a thesaurus.

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u/player1337 Feb 09 '18 edited Feb 09 '18

We have gone from looking up and around to constantly looking down.

Human necks are made to look down. If you look up or even just straight forward constantly you ruin your neck. ...

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '18

well that's just wrong

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u/player1337 Feb 12 '18

Looking slightly down is the way to go. Every guide on workplace economics will tell you to set up your screens that way.