Have you tried unplugging and plugging yourself back in again?
Elan Ullendorffescapethealgorithm.substack.com
Have you tried unplugging and plugging yourself back in again?
Myth and Metrics: How Social Media Robs Us of Ritual, and How to Revive It
Alexander Beinerbeiner.substack.com
“When it comes to community in particular, digital technology presents two interrelated dilemmas: (1) Digital technology has created the ability — and ensuing pressure — for us to “optimize” and be productive always, which often comes at the expense of time and energy spent building deep community. (2) Many digital technologies offer us the illusio... See more
Brad Stulberg • The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds--Not Crushes--Your Soul
on my mind:
modern spirituality encourages us to DIY our own world of life signifiers, to come up with our own spiritual frameworks involving special diets, meditation schedules, intermittent fasts, escapes to nature, and more.
but to go down this path, we have to really believe, like @antoniogm says that we can improve on a bar mitzvah as a comi... See more
People suffering from time deprivation or information overload may not be addicted or driven or out of touch with the higher purpose of life. They may be tied to their meetings and computers against their will—by the need to hold on to a job. Individualized Sabbatarianism may change life for the lucky few, but it won’t help the many.
Judith Shulevitz • The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time
