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    #217: The Anxious Generation

    November 19th, 2024 · 78 minutes

    David & Mike consider the hidden costs of prioritizing the virtual world over the real world and discuss ways that we can fight for focus in an age of distraction.

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    Links and Show Notes

    The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
    Mike's Minimalist iPhone Home Screen Experiment
    The Light Phone
    Day One
    Typefully
    What I’m Doing Now | Derek Sivers
    What I’m Doing Now | MacSparky
    Mike's Newsletter
    Sonnet Mechanical Keyboard | Mode Designs
    Plotter USA
    Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
    Bookworm #209: Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
    Free Time by Jenny Blake