Kechi Ladapo
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Kechi Ladapo
To read slowly, attentively, without agenda or distraction is to resist. Not with noise or spectacle, but with the quiet, deliberate force of contemplation. In an economy built on speed and stimulus, deep reading becomes an act of principled refusal. It defies the algorithm’s logic of efficiency, the newsfeed’s velocity, the platform’s hunger for... See more
Ultra-Processed Minds: The End of Deep Reading and What It Costs Us
Probing a text can be enjoyable but also tiring, even borderline painful. That’s good. Exhausting our mental faculties, such as through deep reading or effortful writing, is what makes them more potent. Physical exercise works the same way. AI, by contrast, promises knowledge without effort, just as many people see in GLP-1 drugs the possibility of
... See moreCollect books even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.
Austin Kleon - Steal like an artist
You build discipline by keeping the promises you make to yourself. Each time you keep these promises, your discipline strengthens. Each time you break them, your discipline atrophies.
These promises don't have to be monumental.
You don't need to practice the same serve 300 times a day. You don't need to sleep in a dorm room. You don't need to wake up
... See more“One day I’ll look back on this and laugh.” He thought about what he’d said, then added, “Why wait until later? Why not laugh at it now?”
Spencer Johnson • Peaks and Valleys: Making Good And Bad Times Work For You--At Work An
On a platform that caters to short attention spans, the more outrageous the content, the more attention it will get.
Why Evangelicalism Is Built for TikTok
Courage is the greatest of all virtues because if you haven’t courage you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
Samuel Johnson
Conventional wisdom insists that technology has made life better. We are more connected, more comfortable, and certainly wealthier than ever before.
Raising Amazing: Bringing Up Kids Who Love God, Like Their Family, and Do the Dishes without Being Asked
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