Gregory Doran, artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, in this morning's New York Times [http://nyti.ms/1HhEMBn]. > I don’t do any of the social media. It’s the casual gossip element of it that I’m not interested in. I have…
> Literature takes a habit of mind that has disappeared. It requires silence, some form of isolation, and sustained concentration in the presence of an enigmatic thing. Philip Roth, born today in 1933 Via VintageAnchor Books [http://vintageanchorbooks.tumblr.com/post/114056421093/literature-takes-a-habit-of-mind-that-has]…
> "I believe in active rest… thinking quietly with books, paper, pens… taking the time to think." http://t.co/q1ESJmINnS via @philosophybites [https://twitter.com/philosophybites] — Tom Chatfield (@TomChatfield) February 25, 2015 [https://twitter.com/TomChatfield/status/570590072430596097] A challenging title at the link: We Need To…
> I Walk, Therefore I am http://t.co/rGN9sE8UWS via @HuffPoLifestyle [https://twitter.com/HuffPoLifestyle] — West Wraps (@westwraps) February 14, 2015 [https://twitter.com/westwraps/status/566716126785073152] Some good reading about walking at the link. Via @carlhonore, himself a walker.…
> "In an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books"~Harper Lee — Archie Camps (@thebookmania) February 7, 2015 [https://twitter.com/thebookmania/status/563874868614008834] Though in this case I suspect she never plugged in.…
> “Build pockets of stillness into your life.” — @brainpicker [https://twitter.com/brainpicker] http://t.co/16YgdgHjmm — On Being (@Beingtweets) February 5, 2015 [https://twitter.com/Beingtweets/status/563415607874682881] Krista Tippett is interviewing Maria Popova this afternoon.…
http://explore.noodle.com/post/109142092438/to-make-our-life-livable-we-have-to-have-spaces…
The lock screen on my iPhone is an Austin Kleon drawing with the motto Read a Book Instead, and I take care not to spend too much time on my devices. New Tech City is issuing a call for communal action just to take some time away from the phone…