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My entry into the world of wearable fitness, as with much new technology, was grudging, fitful and ultimately all consuming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

“Yes there has been a lot of the Justin stuff but I’ve been through things like this before and I know how all consuming it is.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

“High Potential” also arrived at the right time for Olson, when she could throw herself into something all consuming.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

We were all consuming so much news, and every day, there was just a tremendous amount that was happening.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2024

The kinetic use-values of wealth are also created by human toil—mainly by the intellectual labor of observation, experimentation, imagination, deduction and invention, all consuming the precious time of short human lives.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred




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