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James Horton, Ph.D

James Horton, Ph.D

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Mar 27

The Public Academic

A Manifesto

The Public Academic

James Horton, Ph.D

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Mar 25

You and Your Shadow

Too stressed to work? Your body is doing exactly what it was built to do.

You and Your Shadow

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The Academic

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James Horton, Ph.D

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Jan 20

The Embattled Mind

An argument between two scientists, forty years ago, sheds light on the divisions within us

The Embattled Mind

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Writelicious

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James Horton, Ph.D

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Dec 17, 2025

On Writing a 700 Page Manuscript, Stark Naked, In the Middle of a Bloody Revolution

Or: How to Focus

On Writing a 700 Page Manuscript, Stark Naked, In the Middle of a Bloody Revolution

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The Academic

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James Horton, Ph.D

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Dec 4, 2025

Notes on the World Beneath Us

Don’t look down on what lifts you up

A man in a suit stands on a long strip of grassy hill in a marsh, looking at a city skyline in the distance. The skyline is obscured by fog. The man and the city are reflected in the waters of the marsh.

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The Academic

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James Horton, Ph.D

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Aug 13, 2025

Purpose Creep

How your impulsive commitments drag you down

Purpose Creep

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The Academic

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James Horton, Ph.D

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Aug 7, 2025

Here’s Why Your College Courseware Sucked So Bad

UX Deserts: The Cult and Culture of Complexity

Here’s Why Your College Courseware Sucked So Bad

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The Academic

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James Horton, Ph.D

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Jun 12, 2025

The Data Says be Kinder to Yourself

Three research-backed reasons to be calm in the face of failure

The Data Says be Kinder to Yourself

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The Affirmations

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James Horton, Ph.D

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Jun 1, 2025

You Can (Re)Discover

On being the hundredth to be the first at something

You Can (Re)Discover

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Zenite

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James Horton, Ph.D

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May 24, 2025

Midnight is Darker Without a Phone

Losing your signal isolates you

Midnight is Darker Without a Phone

James Horton, Ph.D

James Horton, Ph.D

Traveler. Social psychologist. CAO of CommaDash. Alaskan. I research wellness and relationships, and write about mind, tech, culture, nature, policy, and health

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