Figuratively quiet

> I'm not as grumpy as Vonnegut about being online but there are days where I'm getting there https://t.co/M2J5V8kZgO pic.twitter.com/kjiPFK6XZ6 [https://t.co/kjiPFK6XZ6] — Austin Kleon (@austinkleon) April 29, 2017 [https://twitter.com/austinkleon/status/858119472321835009] Makes me extra glad…

Sitting

> Never be afraid to sit awhile and think. — Lorraine Hansberry pic.twitter.com/RrTIhILKgD [https://t.co/RrTIhILKgD] — Ace Hotel (@acehotel) May 15, 2016 [https://twitter.com/acehotel/status/731917081650839552] Calls Pascal to mind— > “I have often said that the sole cause of man’s unhappiness is that…

Einstein's Quiet

> Enjoy the quiet life, too? #RethinkQuiet [https://twitter.com/hashtag/RethinkQuiet?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/4bezHEZ8Zc [https://t.co/4bezHEZ8Zc] — Quiet Revolution (@livequiet) April 23, 2016 [https://twitter.com/livequiet/status/723878601477627905]…

Social Engineering, 2

> London bookshop Libreria is offering a refuge from the digital world https://t.co/wXTWbMWVua @BBC_Culture [https://twitter.com/BBC_Culture] pic.twitter.com/cTSUtBtxMg [https://t.co/cTSUtBtxMg] — BBC Future (@BBC_Future) April 24, 2016 [https://twitter.com/BBC_Future/status/724198899158777856] Here's news of…

Solitude

> The reason seems plain to me. By writing offline, literally and metaphorically, this new generation of writers gives us the intimacy, the assurance of their solitude. They let us read the word “I” and feel that it’s not attached to a product. They let us read an essay,…

Ahh...

http://oupacademic.tumblr.com/post/133142362747/word-of-the-day-угомон-russian…

The Science of Quiet

> "The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly." --Michael Faraday. pic.twitter.com/OnamZxLCiP [https://t.co/OnamZxLCiP] — Bibliophilia (@Libroantiguo) November 2, 2015 [https://twitter.com/Libroantiguo/status/661027291686940672]…

Noise/Wisdom

http://vintageanchorbooks.tumblr.com/post/126746871728/there-is-so-much-noise-on-the-internet-with…