"I have felt that something was missing in the public conversation about human connection and community and how they are being eroded. Thinking and writing have become harder."
"Our attention spans have been degraded, our thinking skills blunted. That we somehow can't concentrate or lose ourselves in a project."
"The answer to my writer's block was in front of me all along: all I needed to do was to talk to other people."
"The world really has become a more bewildering, less hopeful place. Just look at the headlines in recent weeks: from a shocking spike in antisemitic attacks in the UK."
Years of struggle to articulate the erosion of human connection and community have led to diminished attention spans and thinking skills. Distractions from technology and a relentless news cycle contribute to this challenge. An experiment with AI writing revealed its limitations. Ultimately, overcoming writer's block required serious interventions, including a deadline and disconnecting from technology. The key to articulating thoughts was engaging in conversations with friends and colleagues, highlighting the importance of human interaction in navigating crises and uncertainty.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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