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  1. Comment on What’s your type? Try these tests to pick the perfect font for you. in ~design

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    Which font did you read the fastest? For me, it was the grotesque sans-serif. Given that this font was the best for me and Franklin Gothic was the best for 59 percent of participants in a study, I...

    Which font did you read the fastest? For me, it was the grotesque sans-serif. Given that this font was the best for me and Franklin Gothic was the best for 59 percent of participants in a study, I think I'll try using typefaces in this category for my work emails and when I'm reading an article on a screen.

    I'm tinkering with the reader mode on Safari on iOS, and Seravek seems like a decent match for me.

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  3. Comment on Has anyone else found it progressively harder to get into new music? in ~music

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    I wouldn’t worry about it too much then! I’ll get in ruts occasionally, and then I’ll find one artist or album that sends me down a new rabbit hole I’ve never explored before.

    I wouldn’t worry about it too much then! I’ll get in ruts occasionally, and then I’ll find one artist or album that sends me down a new rabbit hole I’ve never explored before.

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  4. Comment on Has anyone else found it progressively harder to get into new music? in ~music

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    Could it be that you’re getting older? People are typically more open to new experiences, including music, in their teens and twenties. As our brains continue to develop and age into our late...

    Could it be that you’re getting older? People are typically more open to new experiences, including music, in their teens and twenties. As our brains continue to develop and age into our late twenties and thirties, this thirst for experience calms down and we settle into ourselves and our personalities and tastes. That’s why basically everyone thinks the best music ever was the stuff coming out when they were in that stage of their lives.

    Personally, I’m 26 and while I still feel like I can find new music at a pretty steady pace, I can definitely see myself starting to slow down. Part of it is not having as much free time as I used to, and I think another part is not being around other people my age all the time like I was in school. Finding new music through my friends was always a great way to explore new genres for me. However, I also think that I’m just starting to get older and new music doesn’t always click with my brain as easily as it used to. It’s kind of a sad thought. My dad’s tastes haven’t evolved much since he was my age and I fear ending up the same way.

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