YOU COULD FILL a not-so-small library with books published in the last few years that explore what the so-called attention economy has done to our brains and relationships, most recently Chris Hayes’s The Sirens’ Call. I’m not advocating giving up social media or our smartphones, as some have suggested, but many of us might wish to reconsider our relationship with these platforms and devices. I know I do. Travel is certainly caught up in this endless competition for attention (we decide where to go after gorging on other people’s fabulous posts, then spend our trips thinking about what we’ll post ourselves), but I also think it can help. I’m not just talking about those digital detoxes in which you hand over your phone upon arrival, though those have merit. I…
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Conde Nast Traveler (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025