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title: Wordle and the battle for our attention
date: 2022-01-21T10:25:00+00:00
author: Helen Locke
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### In our quick take for today, Jo examines the way in which the world seeks to grip our attention and snatch us into distraction, and how surprised we are when something doesn’t buy into that.

 

 

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