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I have just written one about 50 "great" books, the research for which involved staring at lines of words on pages until first the lines, and subsequently the pages, ran out, and then thinking about them until I knew what I wanted to commit to paper.
While video has been dramatically rising in popularity over the past few years, many users' primary form of content consumption has involved staring at a screen, scrolling endlessly down a newsfeed or reading endless threads of forum comments.
"We may have done some off-the-wall things in the past, but I can categorically assure you it has never involved staring at goats or running through walls".
And this was despite the fact that the yoga I practiced involved staring at yourself in a mirror as you attempted to do the poses.
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— Jordan Ott's role in Michigan State's Final Four preparations involves staring at a computer screen nearly nonstop for three days in a windowless room, his sleeping bag stashed nearby.
Enlivened by amateur pyrotechnics and the presence of Shin-Yu, a Japanese band member whose solitary function appeared to involve staring at the audience while drinking lager, their performances were alternately unsettling and hilarious: at one juncture they took to playing in front of a giant funeral wreath - of the kind that usually spells out Dad or Mum - that instead read Fuck Off.
"People really want to have an experience that doesn't involve staring at a screen or computer monitor," Hennessy said.
It can be easy to dismiss something as bad for our kids because it involves staring at a screen.
If we encourage yet more activities that involve staring at a screen, we'll be depriving our youngsters with essential ingredients that are vital to being human.
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