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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

As we outsource more and more of our task to AI, read about the science showing how it’s displacing our cognitive skills. #AI #thinking #productivity #attention #distraction gloriamark.substack.com/p/what-happe...

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What happens when the work of thinking Is delegated to AI?

How generative AI is reshaping the practice of sense-making

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

AI magnifies the biases that humans have always had. It also turns out that we trust biased AI output more than judgments from other people. Read my latest Substack about this. #AI #LLM #management #bias #productivity #attention gloriamark.substack.com/p/ai-might-f...

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AI might feel neutral. It Isn’t.

When AI amplifies our biases

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Australia launched one of the most ambitious social experiments of the digital era with its social media ban. Yet it's not without critics. Learn the backstory in my latest Substack. #Australia #socialmediaban #teens #education #Psychology gloriamark.substack.com/p/the-great-...

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The great Australian social experiment

The country’s gamble with social media

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

My interview on Freakonomics is being rebroadcast this week on NPR. You'll learn everything you need to know about attention, multitasking, distractions, improving your focus. It's a really fun interview--you'll laugh a lot. #attention #technology #focus #technology freakonomics.com/podcast/seas...

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

From the industrial revolution to mass consumerism to the digital age--our view of happiness has changed. Read about the history of how pleasure became engineered in the digital age, in my Substack. #well-being #management #tech #attention gloriamark.substack.com/p/how-our-ha...

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How our happiness became engineered

From Madison Avenue to TikTok’s algorithm, the long story of manufactured joy

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

We tend to take the path of least resistance. But putting in work to build a new skill can literally rewire our brains to make them more efficient. Read about it in my latest Substack. #Mind #Neuroscience #Brain #art #tech gloriamark.substack.com/p/renewing-t...

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Renewing the brain through learning

Neuroplasticity in the age of screens

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

In a country so deeply divided, we don't realize how simple Internet search can inadvertently strengthen our biases. In my latest Substack, read more how to increase analytical reasoning in daily life. #education #technology #Internet #focus #biases gloriamark.substack.com/p/we-search-...

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

The real challenge isn’t whether we use technology, but how we use it. In my Substack, read how technology habits can lead us to lose touch with ourselves. #technology #habits #agency #dependency #attention gloriamark.substack.com/p/how-a-digi...

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How a digital habit can erode self-awareness

Learning to balance technology and self-trust

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

A recent study shows Americans are reading less for pleasure. In this week's Substack, I discuss what happens to our minds when we read less-- It's more than just entertainment. #psychology #wellbeing #technology #attention #reading gloriamark.substack.com/p/the-declin...

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The decline in reading and what it costs us

Reading gives us far more than entertainment

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

A new study found decreasing rates of cognitive decline and dementia--attributed to technology use. My Substack explains why we shouldn't celebrate so fast. #technology #health #exercise #dementia #attention #cognition #psychology gloriamark.substack.com/p/are-we-gro...

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Are we growing sharper with time?

How aging and technology might shape our minds

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

My latest Substack covers why it's so critical to keep our minds stimulated: read about how neurogenesis works. #Productivity #AI #NeuralNetworks #technology #psychology #neuroscience #brain #wellbeing gloriamark.substack.com/p/our-brain-...

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Our brain is shaped by what we feed it

How a TikTok habit rewires our brain

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Technology's efficiency saves us from mundane and repetitive tasks. Yet too often, we squander that freed-up time. My latest Substack covers what we can do to reclaim our capacity for deeper thinking. #management #AI #attention #technology #focus gloriamark.substack.com/p/the-case-f...

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The case for depth in an age of convenience

Pushing back on minimal thinking in a post-effort world

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

This week on my Substack, I discuss freedom of attention with Nir Eisikovitz, Director of the Applied Ethics Ctr, UMass, Boston. Is freedom of attention just an illusion? You can read our discussion here. gloriamark.substack.com/p/nir-eisiko... #attention #distraction #technology #psychology #AI

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Nir Eisikovits on the freedom of attention

The new literacy is learning to pay attention

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

My op ed in The Boston Globe just came out. You can read about how our future will appear when we fully automate the hospitality industry. A world without a human touch will not be a welcoming world. #automation #AI #hospitality #loneliness #management www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/03/o...

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I hope I haven’t just seen the future of hospitality - The Boston Globe

We checked into a hotel that was completely automated. No humans in sight.

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Recently I visited what was meant to be the hotel of the future but it wasn't what I expected. In my Substack, I discuss the dangers of such fully automated experiences. #technology #AI #automation #wellbeing #Management gloriamark.substack.com/p/hospitalit...

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Hospitality without humans

Welcome to the hotel of the future

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Read how you can avoid "leisure time contamination"--when we have mental spillover of stress into those rare moments that are meant to be restful. #management #productivity #wellbeing #technology #email #stress gloriamark.substack.com/p/leisure-co...

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Leisure contamination

Why it’s a struggle to detach in our always-on culture

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Our minds have a strict limit on how much we can process. A recent Cal Tech study discovered exactly what that limit is: 10 bits per second. So don't feel guilty if you can't do it all: we're not wired for it. #attention #stress #productivity #Tech gloriamark.substack.com/p/why-we-can...

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Why we can’t do it all

Our minds remain a bottleneck

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Learn how reading longform content can help build a skill of sustained attention. You can read more about immersion and the benefits of reading in my Substack. #attention #distraction #technology #socialmedia #wellbeing gloriamark.substack.com/p/resist-dis...

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Resist distraction, discover immersion

Cultivate cognitive patience

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Read how our cognitive skills are declining in my discussion with The Signal. #attention #distraction #productivity #wellbeing #technology

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

My latest Substack presents the research showing how a passion project can do a lot for our mental and physical health. Try it out instead of screen time. #wellbeing #leisure #stress #project #productivity gloriamark.substack.com/p/passion-pr...

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Passion projects can boost well-being

Restore yourself by stepping away from the screen and trying a hobby

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Read my interview with the legendary Don Norman, father of user-interface design, on his new vision of design for humanity. He's one of the most influential voices in computing and design. #design #HCI #computing #technology #interface #climatechange gloriamark.substack.com/p/don-norman...

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Don Norman, on the future of design and the fate of the planet

A vision for humanity-centered design

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

AI's vision is to free up cognitive resources to be more productive. But research shows this isn't the case. Critical thinking worsens. Learn more in my latest Substack, "Outsourcing our minds." #AI #productivity #management #tech #creativity #wellbring gloriamark.substack.com/p/outsourcin...

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Outsourcing our minds

The cognitive cost of generative AI

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

A recent study suggests that it's not smartphones that distract us, but something more unsettling: it's us. Read more in my latest Substack. #attention #distraction #smartphone #productivity #wellbeing gloriamark.substack.com/p/distractio...

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Distraction isn’t about the smartphone. It’s about us.

Learned distraction can be unlearned

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The 2025 World Happiness Report finds sharing meals is a key predictor of happiness. And BTW, the U.S. ranks 69th globally in dining w/others. #smartphone #wellbeing #happiness #loneliness Check out my Substack to read more: gloriamark.substack.com/p/eating-alo...

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Eating alone in the age of connection

Invite people and not a smartphone to be your dining guest

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Synthetic companions are gaining popularity, with an estimated 52 million users. Is this a passing flirtation or societal shift? Read more in my latest Substack. #AI #attention #relationship #tech #wellbeing gloriamark.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...

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The rise of synthetic companions

Will AI become our closest confidants?

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Our memories have gotten worse in the digital age. In my recent Substack post, I report on the research and discuss what we can do. I invite you to subscribe to my Substack. #memory #technology #smartphone #wellbeing #productivity Read more: gloriamark.substack.com/p/is-technol...

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Is technology weakening our memory?

We need to balance digital efficiency with retaining our human capability

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Emotional intelligence is critical for well-being--yet research shows it’s been declining. Read my latest Substack to learn more about emotional intelligence, how it's measured, and how we might improve it. #emotions #attention #management #wellbeing gloriamark.substack.com/p/the-disapp...

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The disappearing act of emotional intelligence

Why investing in our emotional skill is essential

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Our relentless drive for productivity is literally killing us--in Japanese it's called karoshi. In the U.S., work kills us slower through stress, burnout and chronic diseases. Read more in my latest Substack. #productivity #burnout #wellbeing #psychology gloriamark.substack.com/p/our-obsess...

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Our obsession with productivity

How overwork became a status symbol

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Our attention spans have steadily declined--I’ve tracked this for 20 years. A strategy to build attention, improve working memory, and learn critical reasoning is deep reading. Read more in my Substack. #reading #tech #wellbeing #attention #psychology gloriamark.substack.com/p/the-case-f...

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The case for deep reading in a shortform world

Rebuild your skill of sustained attention

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

How quickly can digital technology transform a society? It turns out surprisingly fast. On my Substack, I share the story of how a remote society can be a mirror to our own. #technology #psychology #smartphone #culture #wellbeing #TikTok gloriamark.substack.com/p/from-tikto...

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From TikTok to the Amazon

How technology can transform a society at lightning speed

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

We're surrounded by endless entertainment options, but we're more bored and detached than ever before. Read more about the boredom trap in my latest Substack and how it can be a springboard for creativity. #productivity #technology #wellbeing #psychology gloriamark.substack.com/p/we-are-so-...

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We are so bored in an information-overloaded world

It's about turning emptiness into purpose

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

In 2025 we can change habits in small, manageable ways. I'm an academic who studied tech use for years. Here are 14 best practices I've tested to help reset bad tech habits. They're in my latest Substack. #tech #wellbeing #inspiration #socialmedia #psychology gloriamark.substack.com/p/14-simple-...

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14 simple changes for healthier tech habits in 2025

Simple practices to reclaim your life

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Dr Gloria Mark @gloriamark.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

This holiday season consider giving your loved ones a meaningful and priceless gift: your undivided attention. When we're on our screens we're conveying that we're valuing digital content over others' company and conversation. #Attention #tech #psychology gloriamark.substack.com/p/give-the-g...

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Give the gift of your attention this holiday season

The most priceless gift is being present

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