The Empty Cup
School of Radical Attention, Sophie Strand, Adam Aleksic, Let Me Finish, Alex Wennerberg, kyle, Julian ChehirianDispatches on the Politics of Attention
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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Deactivate Your Account?
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Leveled Up
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The writers behind this newsletter.
A Brooklyn-based non-profit advancing attention activism through community programs in the study and practice of human attention.
Sophie Strand is a writer/compost heap based in the Hudson Valley who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology.
Linguist, influencer, NYT bestselling author of "Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of our Language"
Brooklyn-based writer behind Rambles, Shambles, and Light. Essays on culture, creativity, and figuring life out in real time. \ud83d\udcd5Author of Letters to My Therapist
alexwennerberg.com sf, ca
digital stylite julianc.com
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