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

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

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

Tension: Those who dismiss others as “too sensitive” rarely examine their own emotional reactions to being challenged.

Tension: We’re caught between cultural demands for authenticity and the fear that honesty might wound those we ...

Tension: Meta’s aggressive deployment of AI across messaging platforms appears helpful, yet it consolidates control over ...

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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 ...