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Screens and Attention: A Necessary Conversation
We must approach digital attention without falling into nostalgia or panic. Idealizing the past prevents us from distinguishing between valuable practices, real problems, and viable solutions for well-being.
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Beyond Data: Human Attention vs. Screens
Reducing screen time does not guarantee well-being. We analyze how digital metrics can overlook mood, relationships, and autonomy, proposing an evaluation centered on real experience and human responsibility.
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Muting your phone changes little when a late reply carries a cost
Switching off alerts does not remove the obligation to remain available. An imaginary team shows how messages outside working hours, praise, and hurried decisions can undermine an apparently clear invitation to disconnect from work.
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Screens and attention: the inescapable responsibility of design
Designing attention requires taking real consequences. Companies control the incentives, yet often present their effects as purely individual choices.
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Screens and attention: The future is not the same for all
Digital well-being requires resources, not just will. Removing the device without offering privacy, activity, or companionship can eliminate a solution before the problem.
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Screens and attention: beyond universal disconnection
Disconnection is not a uniform right. We analyze how unequal responsibilities and lack of accessibility invalidate generic advice on screen use.
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Automating Decisions: The Hidden Cost of Continuous Attention
Autoplay turns passivity into permission. We analyze how digital systems assume our choices, shifting cognitive load and redefining well-being in the age of immediacy.
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Screens, guilt and the attention we don't measure
Guilt is not a self-care interface. Digital tools often measure minutes, but ignore the difference between studying, resting, or simply surviving the daily grind.
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Beyond speed: Rethinking attention in the digital age
Speed has replaced thought. We explore how the pressure to respond instantly impoverishes communication and what alternatives allow us to reclaim human quality in work and learning.
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Screens and attention: who controls the interruption
Digital interruption exercises power over others' time. The ability to manage a pause must belong to the person, not to the commercial interests of the sender.
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Screens and attention: the blurred line between work and life
Work, rest, and leisure now share the same digital surface. Switching apps isn't enough when expectations cross all contexts. We analyze how to regain control.
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Screens and Attention: The Design of Urgency
Phone vibration is not an accident but a design choice that creates urgency. We analyze how this physical signal conditions our attention, work, and well-being before we even assess the message content.
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