The overarching point is that what we think of as 'distract… - Oliver Burkeman

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The overarching point is that what we think of as 'distractions' aren't the ultimate cause of our being distracted. They're just the places we go to seek relief from the discomfort of confronting limitation.

Oliver Burkeman

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Oliver Burkeman (born 1975) is a British journalist (principally for the British newspaper The Guardian) and writer.

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