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The Grind
Students throw a frisbee on the Oval.

My phone-free week

Eliza Siebers
  •  
Jan. 15
The Grind
At times, we are so consumed by our own worlds that we fail to notice what's going on around us, but Larissa Bersh offers up a silver lining, because this also means that people likely aren't paying attention to that which we don't want anyone to notice (Photo: Pexels).

The perks of being an invisible gorilla

Larissa Bersh
  •  
March 4, 2020
Opinions
Columnist Sarah Myers advises readers to reduce phone usage, as she recently has conscientiously attempted to do. (JASMINE LIU / The Stanford Daily)

Screening out distractions for some time to myself

Sarah Myers
  •  
Dec. 9, 2019
Opinions
Desk editor Megha Parwani considers distractions engendered by the use of technology in class. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

The attention economy is corrupting the classroom

Megha Parwani
  •  
Dec. 4, 2019
The Grind
Courtesy of Pixabay.com

It’s time to delete the email app from my phone

Astrid Casimire
  •  
April 4, 2019
The Grind
Courtesy of Flickr.

The dangers of living with upperclassmen

Raagavi Ragothaman
  •  
Nov. 14, 2018
The Grind
Courtesy of Pixabay.

When losses become gains

Courtney Clayton
  •  
Jan. 18, 2018
The Grind
Courtesy of Wikimedia.

The Apple watch, new tech and the trap of extrinsic motivation

Xinlan Emily Hu
  •  
Feb. 22, 2017
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