Attention Deficit

Attention Deficit 
“What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence, a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention…”
 —Herbert Simon (1916-2001) American economist, sociologist, psychologist* 
In this age...

Just Now

Just Now 
”My advice to you is not to inquire ‘why?’ or ‘whither?’ but just enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate.” —Thornton Wilder, The Skin of Our Teeth Certainly there are times when the “why” and the...

Speed and Slowness

Speed and Slowness 
”There is a secret bond between slowness and memory, between speed and forgetting…. 
The degree of slowness is directly proportional to the intensity of memory; the degree of speed is directly proportional to the intensity of...

Doing Nothing

Doing Nothing “I have a very full and busy life and occasionally I am asked, “Scotty, how can you do all that you do?”…The most telling reply I can give is: “Because I spend at least two hours a day doing nothing.” —M. Scott Peck...

Be Still and Know

Be Still and Know Him: “Am I crazy? I feel like it sometimes.”
Her: “Maybe … but don’t worry about it. You need to be a little bit crazy. Crazy is the price you pay for having an imagination. It’s your superpower. Tapping into the...