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Life

Trying to Cure Your Boredom Is Making You Boring (and Killing the Best Parts of You)

Distractions are destroying us.

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By Luis Prada
South Korea Trials Lazers on Road Crossings to Distract People From Their Phones

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Tech

Ontario’s Proposed ‘Zombie Law’ to Ban Texting and Walking Is a Terrible Idea

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