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Paying Attention in a Distracted World: On Walking, Kayaking, and Science

December 2, 2019July 9, 2016

This past week I’ve changed my dog-walking route. Instead of walking up the street, down the forest trail, and finishing the loop on a (pedestrian-unfriendly) … Read more

Tags attention, automation, distraction, embodied perception, kayaking, learning, Matthew B. Crawford, technology, thinking, tools, walking
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