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On the Contents Page and Pages of Content
Receiving a Wired Magazine in the late 90’s provided me with hours of restrained entertainment. The ritual began by inspecting every page of the issue from start to finish — regardless of the cover.
Physical magazines have an index, but its UX doesn’t require you to choose an article to get started. The experience invites browsing.
This mindset is missing from the a la carte on-demand infinite availability nowadays.
I try to make the effort to mentally switch view modes from an streaming river to something closer to a bookshelf — where the content is not going away, and is available to pick back up. This helps me reduce the anxiety of the paradox of choice, and even adding enjoyment to wasting time.