286 / Travelling at the speed of the soul
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286 / Travelling at the speed of the soul
“Rebecca Solnit put it much the same way…: ‘I suspect that the mind, like the feet, works at about three miles an hour. If this is so, then modern life is moving faster than the speed of thought.’ In other words, thoughts – or souls – can get left behind if their hosts move too quickly
Enfin, aboutissement absolu, l’immobilité est devenue la vitesse ultime. Posé devant notre ordinateur, nous surfons à une vitesse plus que supersonique à la surface du monde.
Guillaume MEURICE • Petit éloge de la médiocrité (French Edition)
These days the pace of our lives is only getting faster and faster. It is as if we are driving one inch behind another car at one hundred miles an hour. If that driver makes even the tiniest unexpected move – if he slows down even a little, or swerves even the smallest bit – we’ll ram right into him. There is no room for error. As a result, executi
... See moreGreg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Moreover, the speed of technological advances is outpacing our institutions and moral capacities.