Library

There is some truth in the idea that what you read says a lot about who you are and what you value. Consider this an extension to the “About” page.

“…when you can see more, you can understand more, and if you can understand more, you can make better decisions rather than blind guesses.”
“So reflection helps us distinguish truth from falsity, repetition causes belief, and corrective information doesn’t seem to backfire even though a confirmation bias generally leads us to believe what we already know. These findings give us leads for fighting fake news.”
“Fast and slow, high-tech and contemplative: from these two threads I have woven a life… Are they distinct worlds, necessarily kept separate? …Can they be brought into dialogue with each other? The questions were personal but also social and societal.”
“Our devices aren’t going anywhere; they are a permanent part of the moden world. Still, that doesn’t mean distraction has to be.”
“So here is what is at stake: surveillance capitalism is profoundly antidemocratic, but its remarkable power does not originate in the state, as has historically been the case…Surveillance capitalism rose to dominance in the US under conditions of relative lawlessness.”
“Whether you’re a writer, marketer, consultant, or lawyer: Your work is craft, and if you hone your ability and apply it with respect and care, then like the skilled wheelwright you can generate meaning in the daily efforts of your professional life.”
“The concerns that modernity is at odds with solitude is not new… Thoreau demonstrated similar concerns, famously writing in Walden that ‘we are in great haste to construct a magnetic telegraph from Maine to Texas, but Maine and Texas, it may be, have nothing important to communicate.’”