Nick Randall

Nick Randall

Constant Noise: The Attention Dilemma

How Constant Stimulation Undermines Our Cognitive Autonomy

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Nick Randall
May 10, 2025
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A podcast for your drive to work.

A YouTube video for your meal.

A playlist for the gym.

A podcast to walk your dog to.

A playlist at the grocery store.

Individually these all seem like fine things to do, even common, but I believe that in the aggregate they create a lifestyle of consumption, and hinder our ability to have quiet times of reflection and thin…

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