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On The Death of Daydreaming (www.afterbabel.com)
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a bit of boredom is good for us, so the next time you have a minute to spare, instead of reaching for your phone, be rebellious: Daydream

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[–] quickhatch@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

This article made me wonder whether the issue was with our digital devices or what we're doing on our devices in these "interstitial times." Whwn I was a teen, I almost always had a book with me that I'd read in quiet moments between things; in college, reading is how I passed my time between classes. Now, I do the same with ebooks. I don't think the screen made any difference.

So is the problem filling the interstitial time with anything beyond daydreaming, or is the issue with the instant gratification that many apps are engineered to provide?