Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age
“Face-to-face conversation unfolds slowly.27 It teaches patience. We attend to tone and nuance.” On the other hand: “When we communicate on our digital devices, we learn different habits.” As a true digital minimalist, Turkle approaches these issues from a standpoint of smarter use of digital communication tools, not blanket abstention. “My argumen
... See moreCal Newport • Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
Right now our attention spans have never been more exhausted nor our patience more threadbare. Any who pays a moments notice to such matters can feel that this is no way to live, nor run a civilization, nor raise the next generation. Humans need space to explore nuance, to sit with feelings and move through them, to let things unfold quietly, slowl
... See moreSociety is relearning how to hold a conversation with itself. After more than 500 years, we are well out of practice. Consensus holds that the public conversation today is in shambles: nasty, brutish, uninformed, overwhelming, and loud—a waste of bits, pixels, and breath. Misinformation, disinformation, harassment, and hate are far too prevalent, t
... See moreJeff Jarvis • The Gutenberg Parenthesis: The Age of Print and Its Lessons for the Age of the Internet
Sherry Turkle made a provocative observation in her 2016 book Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age. She claimed that it takes seven minutes for a conversation to really get good. In those first seven minutes, participants are mostly giving standard answers to one another’s questions. However engagened and genuine they may be,... See more
Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind (99U)
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