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Minds at Large

Arizona, USA

Exploring technology's edge and how it continues to shape how we live, think, feel and find purpose.

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The Silent Fracture of the Modern Workplace

Quiet quitting? That was a clear story. People drew a line, stepped back. But quiet cracking? It doesn't announce itself. It's like a tiny crack moving invisibly through a company's core. One day, everything still looks okay on the outside, but the whole thing&

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Soft Saving and the Rewiring of Risk and Time

People often see soft saving as a kind of indulgence. But if you think about it, it's actually a form of risk management. When long-term promises feel shaky, it makes sense that people would want to enjoy things now. That's not impulsive; it's really

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The Staring Game: When Digital Detox Becomes Social Disruption

Public transport runs on a quiet pact. People take up just enough space and keep their voices down, turning their attention to something unobtrusive. More often than not, that means scrolling a screen, paging through a book, or slipping on a pair of headphones. It feels like a form of

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AI Art and the Quiet Rewiring of Creative Perception

Walk through any digital feed, and your eye adjusts automatically. AI images aren't novel anymore; they've become the everyday background of our culture. Arguing about whether AI art is 'real art' actually misses the bigger picture: constant exposure is retraining how we perceive things

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The Cognitive Leak: Digital Hoarding and the Hidden Tax on Attention

Pick up almost any device, and you'll find it: thousands of photos you can't actually find, a downloads folder that's a total mess, and a notes app that's somehow both a second brain and a junk drawer. Sure, the storage warning is

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The Cognitive Debt Collectors

There's this new kind of debt popping up, not money-related, but cognitive. Think of it like this: every time we let a system handle our remembering, thinking, or writing, we're basically taking a loan of clarity from our future selves. Sure, it feels good right away,

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The Cognitive Boundary Movement

If you tour enough offices (real or virtual), you start noticing the first real pushback against workplace AI. It isn’t a manifesto; it’s a set of boundaries. People aren't abandoning the tools; they're reassigning them. AI is used to build cognitive fences instead of