“Silence is not the absence of something but the presence of everything.”
— Gordon Hempton
(From the book How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell)
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While this starts off as a call out for me (no offense taken), I think many of the points Dan makes are valid and important. I’m going to ponder a bit before posting a full response.
Just updated my /reading page with the three books I’ve read so far this year. Now moving on to How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell
Attention News Orgs: I don’t need my news to be “breaking”. I just need it to be correct.
Accuracy is always better than speed.
This is true in life as well as news.
This looks fantastic! The Booksellers is an upcoming film about New York’s rare book dealers.
The Lucky Day shelf at the library is the best shelf at the library.
My breath brings me life.
My awareness of breath brings me joy.
My focus on breath brings me peace.
“I know her. She does my favorite Cake in a Mug recipe on YouTube. But, she’s all like ‘It’s so easy..’ and ‘All you have to do is..’ and I’m like, ‘Yeah, except spend a bunch of time after washing the mug and utensils!’
— Beatrix, age 11 watching The Pioneer Woman
Beatrix, age 11, sent me this Memoji
Mom: “What would you do without me?”
Beatrix, age 11: “Um, nothing I guess because I wouldn’t exist.”