Splash du Jour: Monday

Today's adolescents have no less need than those of previous generations to learn emphatic skills, to think about their values and identity, and to manage and express feelings. They need time to discover themselves, time to think. But technology, put in the service of always-on communication and telegraphic speed and brevity, has changed the rules of engagement with all of this. When is downtime, when is stillness? The text-driven world of rapid response does not make self-reflection impossible but does little to cultivate it.
-- Sherry Turkle, Alone Together --


Have a great Monday!
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