Bloomberg Hot Pursuit!: INEOS CEO Lynn Calder, Mercedes EQS 450
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Civilians injured as Russians shell Kharkiv region
Throughout the day, Russian forces shelled the town of Kupiansk and surrounding areas in Kharkiv region, injuring four civilians and damaging residential buildings. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
What If We Let Ourselves Get Bored Again?
I am still thinking about focus and attention spans and boredom. I read Joel’s post: The constant need for a source of entertainment and that got me thinking even more. I loved that he starts talking about this time in his childhood with no technology around, and he wandered around the fields, playing with bottle caps and imagining they were spaceships (I also loved The Jetsons! 🙌).
He asks himself these questions:
Why would I wash the dishes without watching a video at the same time? Why would I fold my clothes without listening to a podcast too? Why would I have lunch without scrolling away on social media? Why would I go outside without carrying my phone at all times?
And then he asks:
Why would I not try, though?
To me, there are different layers to these questions:
- True multitasking (doing two cognitively demanding tasks at once) isn’t something we can actually do. We can’t read a text and listen to a podcast at the same time, these are conflicting cognitive efforts. Even when we think we are multitasking, we are not effectively processing information.
- Multitasking without cognitive conflicts: we can, however, combine two tasks that use different cognitive resources and don’t compete for the same type of attention. For example: listening to a podcast (passive audio input) while folding laundry or doing dishes.
This reminds me of the book “Deep Work” by Cal Newport, where he argues that the ability to focus intensely is a skill that must be trained. His advocates on training ourselves to be able to focus so we can better perform cognitively demanding tasks. But even if we start having distraction-free “focus” sessions every day to train ourselves, we will struggle if we can’t free our minds from a dependence on distractions.
Cal recommends training our brains to tolerate boredom. Habits like constantly checking our phones or jumping between tabs, condition us to avoid boredom and seek novelty. This damages our capacity for deep, focused work.
My concern when I see younger people constantly seeking distractions is that they completely lost their ability to have one moment, any moment in a quiet state without looking at a screen or having something in their ears. And I guess I wouldn’t be too surprised if all this multitasking were done exclusively in their leisure times. But seeing them doing that while they work, for 8 hours a day, that’s concerning.
I listen to podcasts while doing the dishes and cleaning the house. I listen to podcasts when I go to the gym (I actually use it as my incentive to go to the gym. I leave some of favorite episodes to listen while I work out). But I don’t listen to 8 hours of podcasts or watching videos on the background while I’m at work, doing cognitive efforts.
So, it’s NOT about ALWAYS doing ONE thing at a time. If we avoid pairing tasks that interfere with each other, like reading emails (language processing) with listening to a podcast (also language-heavy), we should be okay.
But also, I think Cal Newport has a point: if we are constantly in this distracted fully excited state all the time, we can’t slow down anymore, even if we want to.
I think that with the amount of instant stimulation we carry in our pockets today, it’s way harder to even realize that we are in that state. And maybe some people don’t even know how it feels like to be calm and quiet, just observing the world around them and listening to their thoughts.
And it’s a challenge for all of us; we are all being bombarded with an excess of information and entertainment. I noticed a shift in my ability to sit down and focus on reading a book a couple of years ago when I was still using the main social media apps (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). I believe that **deleting all those accounts **four years ago helped me get back to enjoy reading again and embracing boredom sometimes.
I have been curating my online consumption patterns for quite a while now, and this post summarizes a bit my feelings about feeling hacked by the online world.
Anyway, thanks Joel for sharing your thoughts!
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The constant need for a source of entertainment
Some thoughts about how I always want to keep my mind engaged and curious—or to keep it distracted from the real world?joelchrono.xyz
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Zelensky discusses Istanbul talks, strengthening air defense with Netherlands’ PM
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed strengthening Ukraine’s air defense and investments in defense production with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
What are the benefits of Zoho for businesses?
Discover the benefits of Zoho for businesses, from streamlined operations and enhanced collaboration to robust CRM capabilities and cost efficiency.Jonathan Dough (EMPRO)
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Zelensky discusses demining coalition, energy cooperation with Bulgarian PM
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed security guarantees and cooperation in the energy sector with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
US curbs on Chinese chips slammed
China will take firm measures to safeguard the legitimate interests of its companies, following the United States' latest attempt to block the global use of Huawei Technologies' Ascend artificial intelligence chips, the Ministry of Commerce said on T…global.chinadaily.com.cn
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Denmark preparing new military aid package for Ukraine – Zelensky
Denmark is preparing its 26th military aid package for Ukraine. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
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This update should hopefully fix an issue where the article viewer or in-app browser would go blank. (Hopefully means that I wasn't able to reproduce it, but I think it should be fixed now.)
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Wall Street Strategists React to Moody’s US Credit Rating Cut
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Zelensky discusses security guarantees, increased pressure on Russia with Swedish PM
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the negotiations between the Ukrainian and Russian teams in Istanbul and increasing pressure on Russia with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
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Zelensky meets with Presidents of European Council, European Commission
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with President of the European Council António Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
"Marie Nejar, the last known surviving Afro-German eyewitness to the horrors of Nazi Germany and a revered voice in Afro-German history, has passed away peacefully in Hamburg at the age of 95."
After Margot Friefländer, we lost another witness to the horrors of the Nazis this month. A great loss. RIP Marie and Margot. We won't forget. The fight against fascism and extremism goes on.
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Last Afro-German eyewitness to the Nazi era dies
Marie Nejar, the last known surviving Afro-German eyewitness to the horrors of Nazi Germany and a revered voice in Afro-German history, has passed away peacefully in Hamburg at the age of 95. Her deatawoniyi270514 (THE AFRICAN COURIER. Reporting Africa and its Diaspora!)
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MIT Asks arXiv To Take Down Preprint Paper On AI and Scientific Discovery - Slashdot
MIT has formally requested the withdrawal of a preprint paper on AI and scientific discovery due to serious concerns about the integrity and validity of its data and findings.science.slashdot.org
📰 Ukraine war latest: Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul end, Moscow demands Kyiv withdraw from 4 regions, no ceasefire agreement
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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul end, Moscow demands Kyiv withdraw from 4 regions, no ceasefire agreement
Key developments on May 16: * Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul end, Moscow demands Kyiv withdraw from 4 regions, no ceasefire agreement * Up to 640,000 Russian troops fighting against Ukraine, Syrskyi says * Ukraine 'lost contact' with …The Kyiv Independent news desk (The Kyiv Independent)
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OpenAI abandoning its for-profit plan wasn’t enough for a group that supported the reversal, who said the new plan needs more clarity and governance safeguards.
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OpenAI’s for-profit plan switch isn’t enough, opponents say
Criticism revolves around whether the nonprofit would have full control over the company’s new public benefit corporation arm.Rachyl Jones (www.semafor.com)
Home office: 120 vagas para trabalho remoto [16/05]
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US to begin talks on troop reductions in Europe later this year, America’s NATO envoy says
"It’s more than 30 years of U.S. desire (to reduce troops in Europe), President Trump just said, enough, this is going to happen and it’s going to happen now," U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said.Olena Goncharova (The Kyiv Independent)
5 bons modos para o câmbio automático não quebrar nunca mais
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Eurovision 2025: la prova generale della Finale
Ecco le nostre impressioni sulla prova generale ufficiale della Seconda Semifinale dell'Eurovision Song Contest 2025, in cui hanno votato le giurie.
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Eurovision 2025: la prova generale della Finale
Ecco le nostre impressioni sulla prova generale ufficiale della Seconda Semifinale dell'Eurovision Song Contest 2025.Gianluca Giunta (Eurofestival Italia)
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Rep. Krishnamoorthi on Moody's Downgrade, Tax Bill
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As Comey social media post triggers a row, what does '86' mean?
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As Comey social media post triggers a row, what does '86' mean?
The former FBI director has been accused of encouraging violence simply with a string of numbers - why?Max Matza (BBC News)
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Trump Says James Comey Was Calling For His Assassination In Deleted Beach Photo
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Trump Says James Comey Was Calling For His Assassination In Deleted Beach Photo
The president piled on MAGA outrage over the ex-FBI director's "86 47" post.Ron Dicker (HuffPost)
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