New Week #138
‘The way we live is eroding our capacity for deep, sustained, perceptive attention – the building block of intimacy, wisdom and cultural progress,’ Maggie Jackson writes in Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age.
Rob Hopkins • From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want
As I’ve written before, the speed of technology and the hyperconnectivity of society have placed us in a “never-ending now.”Like hamsters running on a wheel, we live in an endless cycle of ephemeral content consumption — a merry-go-round that spins faster and faster but never goes anywhere.Even the virtues of information consumption have changed.Mo
... See moreThe only way to survive the century of Faust is self-awareness; if you don’t have clear virtues or the ability to know if technology is aligned with your values, you’re bound to get hijacked by awe, convenience, and emotion.
Insights from Byung-Chul Han:
The rise of narcissism, the emphasis on authenticity, and shallow technological experiences are eroding essential societal bonds
We need daily and lifelong rituals to help bring narrative structure into our lives
In the past, p... See more