> There is a guy in the coffee shop sitting alone and drinking coffee like a crazy person. No phone. No laptop. No smart watch. No book. Just coffee. Alone with his thoughts. — Shane Parrish (@farnamstreet) December 18, 2017 [https://twitter.com/farnamstreet/status/942811563781603328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…
> "You have to contemplate...you have to be humble in the face of what you don't know. You have to think deeply. And so many products of the humanities demand immersive attention." Drew Faust, president of @Harvard [https://twitter.com/Harvard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…
An incredible and a touching story of friends who began reading to each other 35 years ago and have kept it up. I wish I had thought or been invited to do the same, especially for poetry. This story has it all—thoughts on friendship, listening (and being listened to)…
Baseball continues to tinker with its rules in a quest to shorten games and capture eyeballs. (The conversation at CBC Sunday also mentions that many parks continue to install attractions and conveniences that themselves distract from the game people have come to see.) I come from another time—bring a…
> This coffee shop has an unconventional way of making people connect with each other: pic.twitter.com/DSzqaIhYyR [https://t.co/DSzqaIhYyR] — Fast Company (@FastCompany) April 6, 2017 [https://twitter.com/FastCompany/status/850030809570529280] Looks like this New York City coffee shop [http://birchcoffee.com] has a broader definition…
Daniel Levitin, in a Fast Company interview [https://www.fastcompany.com/3068037/creative-conversations/the-neuroscience-of-music-behavior-and-staying-sane-in-the-age-of-twi] , states the case for unplugging pretty strongly and plainly. These days, it’s pretty common to go out to a restaurant and see an entire family staring into their phones. What are some of the effects…
> The clever thing one Dutch town is doing to protect "smartphone zombies" https://t.co/sgRHhKV2EN — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 16, 2017 [https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/832219017234481153] "Smartphone Zombie" is a harsh name to bear, but apt.…
> Could smartphones be eroding our trust in others? https://t.co/DGJLASlP3a — Fast Company (@FastCompany) January 13, 2017 [https://twitter.com/FastCompany/status/819910643193184256]…