{"id":42549,"date":"2025-03-31T15:20:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T19:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/?p=42549"},"modified":"2025-03-31T15:20:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T19:20:49","slug":"the-case-for-kicking-the-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/global-wellness-institute-blog\/2025\/03\/31\/the-case-for-kicking-the-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"The Case for Kicking the Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lareviewofbooks.org\/article\/the-case-for-kicking-the-stone\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34614\" src=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/https___assets.lareviewofbooks.org_uploads_Superbloom-1-scaled-e1743448778256.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598 height=\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/lareviewofbooks.org\/article\/the-case-for-kicking-the-stone\/\">The Case for Kicking the Stone<br \/>\n<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Philip Ball finds Nicholas Carr\u2019s \u201cSuperbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart\u201d disturbingly compelling.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lareviewofbooks.org\/article\/the-case-for-kicking-the-stone\/\"><strong> Read the article on LA Review of Books &gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/global-wellness-institute-blog\/2025\/02\/25\/must-reads-from-the-wellness-world-72\/\">Must-reads from the Wellness World<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Case for Kicking the Stone Philip Ball finds Nicholas Carr\u2019s \u201cSuperbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart\u201d disturbingly compelling. 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