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Trapped In Social Media’s Validation Feedback Loop

Having come of age in the years preceding the proliferation of smartphones, social media, and the internet, I sometimes feel a profound sense of longing for what we’ve lost. I miss the quiet moments of stillness and the simplicity of life. Without incessant distractions or the need to be constantly connected and updated, we had a lot more opportunities to [...]

By |2023-06-13T15:33:31-04:00May 12, 2023|0 Comments

What to Do When the Pain of a Breakup Won’t Let You Sleep

We operate primarily from our conscious mind during our normal waking hours. And then our subconscious mind takes over when we’re sleeping. Our subconscious is far more vast and powerful than the conscious mind. It is also the repository of the vast amount of memory, emotion and life history that we have failed to process. The defensive armor that enables [...]

By |2016-12-08T17:50:40-05:00April 7, 2015|0 Comments

Is Our Use of Smartphones and the Internet Preventing Us from Healing and Stunting Our Personal Growth?

The world was a very different place in the mid-nineties when I started traveling from New Mexico to work in Boston and New York City. The Internet was in the early stages of development and cell phones had only recently become available to the general public. I was making four trips a year and spending a little over two months [...]

By |2016-12-08T17:51:21-05:00February 1, 2015|0 Comments
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