August 2010
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Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime... →
psychotherapy:
The technology makes the tiniest windows of time entertaining, and potentially productive. But scientists point to an unanticipated side effect: when people keep their brains busy with digital input, they are forfeiting downtime that could allow them to better learn and remember information, or come up with new ideas…
“Almost certainly, downtime lets the brain go over experiences...
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venomous porridge: I’ll save you some time →
Sign up for Hulu Plus at $10/month.
Get cozy with your iPad, all set to watch the Louies you’ve had in your Hulu queue for the past couple weeks.
Discover that the Hulu Plus app has different content from hulu.com.
That’s right: not more content. Different content.
In particular, it…
How are TV execs able to be so stupid?
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fashion
jessny:
I usually couldn’t care less about clothing, but I’ve been obsessed with this brand AllSaints recently. It’s all so expensive though…
Funny, I hardly know any brands really, but I’m the same with this one. Don’t own any clothes from there though. They’re expensive plus I live in Iceland which means you take the price and at least double it.
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Cell Phones Are Much Dirtier Than Public Restroom...
ohyeahfacts:
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Eugh. Good point. When have you ever disinfected your mobile phone?
…like, never
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How Money Restricts Life’s Pleasures (PsyBlog) →
psychotherapy:
It’s a mystery why money doesn’t make us happy, because it feels like it damn well should. With money we can buy whatever we want, go wherever we want, even be whoever we want. Surely that should make us happy?
And yet study after study shows that in affluent societies money might bring satisfaction, but it doesn’t bring much happiness.
Perhaps, as people become really rich,...
