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Tiger C. Roholt, "Distracted from Meaning: A Philosophy of Smartphones" (Bloomsbury, 2022)
New Books in Philosophy
The Importance of Active Engagement
I'm in full agreement with what you were saying that people need to have x number of meaningful Activities in their lives. But here's my worry Which is that if we as smartphone users Get into these habits where we are Pretty much throughout the day intermittently distracted by our smartphones Including just notifications. We will never discover that certain activities are potentially meaningful for us I mean another way to put it is You won't know that you're passionate about music or philosophy or psychology Unless you give it a chance and giving it a chance means To actively engage in a dedicated way where you allow those experiences to develop.
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