Tension: We measure our digital consumption obsessively while ignoring what those numbers reveal about our hunger for ...

Tension: We’ve outsourced validation to algorithms that measure engagement, not emotional connection or genuine impact. Noise ...

Tension: We’re automating our digital presence while craving genuine human connection more desperately than ever. Noise: The ...

Tension: Remote work promised efficiency but created invisible demands that drain us without clear language to describe ...

Tension: We cultivate online identities with the strategic precision of brand managers while our offline selves remain ...

Tension: We crave connection and information, yet the platforms designed to deliver both leave us feeling depleted ...

Tension: Companies claim to want authentic culture while simultaneously deploying technology that makes authentic ...

Tension: We believe good friendships should feel effortless, yet we’re constantly managing unspoken expectations and ...

We are more visible than any generation in human history. And yet, the loneliness statistics continue to climb. We are seen ...

Tension: We’ve rebranded detachment from reality as radical self-belief, transforming what was once recognized as denial into ...

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After three decades teaching English and working as a school guidance counsellor, Bernadette Donovan now channels classroom wisdom into essays on purposeful ageing and lifelong learning. She holds an ...