This post at The Philosopher's Mail [http://thephilosophersmail.com/perspective/the-importance-of-staring-out-the-window/] — > We tend to reproach ourselves for staring out of the window. You are supposed to be working, or studying, or ticking off things on your to-do list. It can seem almost the definition of wasted time.…
> "There are voices which we hear in solitude, but they grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the world." Ralph Waldo Emerson — Frederic Brussat (@FredericBrussat) August 18, 2014 [https://twitter.com/FredericBrussat/statuses/501319258950098944]…
There was a validation of a sort for me in this morning's New York Times. In a short interview, Sharon Sloane, CEO of Will Interactive, says [http://nyti.ms/1m9n73y] > I do something every day that I call “chair time.” It’s my time at home at…
> “Email is a constant: Why I turned off email notifications” by @mg [https://twitter.com/mg] https://t.co/VW1hgEHpxJ — Medium (@Medium) July 18, 2014 [https://twitter.com/Medium/statuses/490257961042718720]…
From this morning's New York Times [http://nyti.ms/VpINm7]— > To the Editor: > Re “The Solstice Blues” (Op-Ed, June 21): Perhaps the onset of nightly darkness should not be equated with melancholy; rather, it is the “illuminated world” intended to forestall it that sets us on…
> “When I stop [walking], I cease to think; my mind only works with my legs.” —Rousseau — Out of Eden (@outofedenwalk) June 3, 2014 [https://twitter.com/outofedenwalk/statuses/473912516439863296] Paul Salopek should know—he's on a "walking tour" of man's migration from Africa…
> "The greatest act of kindness on the Internet is to be quiet… listen and learn before expressing outrage or anger." http://t.co/pDiausvNMG — Maria Popova (@brainpicker) April 3, 2014 [https://twitter.com/brainpicker/statuses/451801568619544576] I'm waiting to see Susan Cain's retweet…