Tag Archives: FOMO
Refusing battles
“Pick your battles” is probably the most important thing I’ve learnt as a journalist. A lot of it is probably due to my firm belief that science has always been political, and getting people to see this has often left … Continue reading
Posted in Life notes
Tagged FOMO, health, persistence, pick your battle, sustainability
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End of a tab-hoarding era
Google Chrome just pulled the plug on the Great Suspender browser extension. The Great Suspender allowed its users to keep lots of tabs open at any time on Chrome without guzzling RAM, which Chrome is notorious for – simply by … Continue reading
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Tagged browser tabs, FOMO, Google Chrome, RAM, The Great Suspender
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In defence of ignorance
Wish I may, wish I mightHave this wish, I wish tonightI want that star, I want it nowI want it all and I don’t care how Metallica, King Nothing I’m a news editor who frequently uses Twitter to find new … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Culture
Tagged conspiracy theories, Dunning-Kruger effect, expertise, fear of missing out, FOMO, hot air, human psychology, ignorance, information overload, Jose Luis Borges, social media, The Souffle, the thing itself, Twitter
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