Up Early
> Waking up early is the closest you can get to a secret hideout. — Mark Larson (@mlarson) December 21, 2014 [https://twitter.com/mlarson/status/546647928119754752]…
Wendell Berry
> True solitude is found in the wild places, where one is without human obligation. One’s inner voices become audible… In consequence, one responds more clearly to other lives. > What are People For via Brain Pickings [http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/brainpickings/rss/~3/oRPAWzTPVag/] Two or three…
No Paper Trail
The papers of Gabriel Garcia Marquez have just been transferred to The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas. Tucked into the New York Times account of the acquisition [http://nyti.ms/1FivFyn] is this surprising sentence. > “I don’t think he wanted to leave a personal paper…
Antonelli on Stillness
> In a hyperactive world, "stillness is the deepest rebellion," says @DonnaDCruz [https://twitter.com/DonnaDCruz] #poptech [https://twitter.com/hashtag/poptech?src=hash] — Paola Antonelli (@curiousoctopus) October 24, 2014 [https://twitter.com/curiousoctopus/status/525636918437220353]…
Silent Space
> Silence is something more than just a pause; it is that enchanted place where space is cleared and time is stayed and the horizon itself expands. -Pico Iyer via BookMania [http://bookmania.me/post/100871618207/silence-is-something-more-than-just-a-pause-it-is]…
Stillness
> "If I were a doctor and were asked for advice," said Kierkegaard, "i should reply, `Create silence.' " — Pico Iyer (@PicoIyer) September 26, 2014 [https://twitter.com/PicoIyer/status/515585120388923392] Reminds me of this— > “Build pockets of stillness into your life.” And 6 other…
Ouch!
> Wonderful videos of mid-concert ringtones, and performers' greatest responses http://t.co/G9cuZnkVae via @blingulator [https://twitter.com/blingulator] — Tom Chatfield (@TomChatfield) September 5, 2014 [https://twitter.com/TomChatfield/status/507827495228276736] The video linked here increases my respect for musicians and makes me hope I never let my…
A Robotic Voice for Quiet
Quite unexpected, but still appreciated— > Speaking human is difficult for me, and I only recently learned it. I find inner peace by staying quiet for a bit. #RoboProblems [https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoboProblems?src=hash] #hitchBOT [https://twitter.com/hashtag/hitchBOT?src=hash] — hitchBOT (@hitchBOT) August 19, 2014 [https:…