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Gyms were once communal places. Nobody wore headphones. People helped each other out and talked between sets.  Today, things have changed. Everybody is plugged into their own virtual reality world where they craft their desired mood and intensity level, which definitely gives them a productivity boost. But headphones come at the cost of human connection. The post Lifting Alone appeared first on David Perell.
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