questions worth thinking about
Instead of pointing out, “What tech is doing to us...” what if we asked, “What are we doing to
ourselves
?”
This past year I ate at a restaurant which placed cute, chest-like boxes on each table. It was a gentle, decorative nudge to place your phones in there while dining. I loved it . Past tense. After the third time eating there, I thought: “ How... See more
ourselves
?”
This past year I ate at a restaurant which placed cute, chest-like boxes on each table. It was a gentle, decorative nudge to place your phones in there while dining. I loved it . Past tense. After the third time eating there, I thought: “ How... See more
Matt Klein • Unplugging Is Not the Solution You Want
This is the very bland and very basic and college-freshman level thing I’ve been thinking about: what is luxury?
Laurel Pantin • Luxury and Pleasure vs The Spiral
Per Laurel, it’s “doing whatever I want, when I want, in the precise way I want to do it”.
Through all people’s history, there have been those who rule over others. Can humanity progress without exploitation?
(John Stewart in conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates)
In truth, most of us don’t suffer from a knowledge deficit—we suffer from a doing deficit . We take online courses and read books but rarely apply what we learn. The hard part isn’t learning what to do; it’s doing what we already know. So how can we shift from passive thinking to active doing?
Anne-Laure Le Cunff • The Doing Deficit: How Deliberate Action Outperforms Passive Learning
How does one think originally in this day and age?
“If someone truly is creative and inspiring,” they write, “it will show up in how they allocate their spare time.” In job interviews, the authors advise hiring managers to ask, “What are the open tabs on your browser right now?”
David Brooks • How the Ivy League Broke America
Instead of unplugging, how may we become more mindful in embracing and strengthening our ability to
live with
these consequences?
live with
these consequences?