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Tony Judt and the Life of the Mind Online

August 12, 2010
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Online, everyone lives the “life of the mind”. Our body hardly ever comes into play during social networking or online communication. Sure, you might use your finger to type. Do you ever feel like you’re so absorbed in what you’re reading or typing that you have to remind yourself that you are interacting with a computer?

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Faking a Sick Day Is Child’s Play

August 3, 2010
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Within the comments section on a blog I regularly read, I noticed that someone posted a link to a Wikipedia page about Münchausen by Internet, “a pattern of behavior in which Internet users seek attention by feigning illnesses in online venues such as chat rooms, message boards, and Internet Relay Chat (IRC).”

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Growing Up in a Global Village

July 26, 2010
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The Internet is a huge table full of adults. They are talking about grown-up topics like politics, family, the economy, sex, relationships, work, money, health, and responsibility. And you can listen without worrying that the adults will change their tones or the subject matter if they fear you’re listening.

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5 Ways the Internet Can Boost Your Creative Output

July 15, 2010
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Please don’t blame technology for a decline in creativity. If you are curious, the Internet can help fulfill a lot of your whims and whet your imagination. The Internet and social media have helped me become a more creative person; the overwhelming surplus of information can challenge your mind.

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Staying Tethered, Both Digitally and Metaphorically

June 25, 2010
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For me, writing is a kind of tether lets me fly a little above the world but doesn’t let me stray too far. If I go for too long without writing, I feel heavy, and my mind feels bloated. I need to dump everything that’s in my head so that I can make sense of it, so that it doesn’t overwhelm me. While writing, I can distance myself.

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