So it turns out that perhaps the reason I can no longer concentrate or think deeply is not because I’m preoccupied and undisciplined, but because I’ve googled my brain into oblivion (or maybe it’s a little of both). I recently heard an interesting interview on NPR with Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows: What the [...]
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And here I thought I was just lazy
June 17th, 2010 
tristan 
Posted in Books, Must read, Soul Care 
Tags: contemplation, Nicholas Carr, Soul Care, spirituality 
3 Comments »The Great Escape and several good books
May 25th, 2009 tristan I recently read the book The Trouble With Paris by Australian author and speaker Mark Sayers. Sayers is like a handy kid with a screwdriver, taking apart Western culture’s consumer-driven longings, addictions, and expectations and spinning the gears to see what makes us tick. In the process he invites his readers to think deeply about [...]
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