Recently, I read a study finding that two things wildly diminish our brain power.
One was notifications (ding!) from a smart phone (or computer applications or whatever).
The other was moral outrage. (Which is different from being principled, generous, and willing to engage the world…)
And it makes sense, right? The former fragments the attention until it is difficult to focus deeply. And the latter cuts the roots off of our curiosity.
Beware the brain’s kryptonite.
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