Loved this post! It’s deeply refreshing to see someone else advocating for a tactical kitchen table pause in the digital matrix. I try to be pretty selective about my daily dose of algorithmic induced panic. Look, I stay informed because I have zero desire to become a silent monk, and I genuinely want to know what the hell is going on out there—ideally without sending my blood pressure into orbit. I always make sure to carve out time to actually think and reflect. It sounds a bit pompous saying it out loud, but hey, it beats letting a Silicon Valley server farm do my thinking for me.
And that’s the thing about what I’m advocating, it’s so simple it does almost sound so obvious it could appear pompous. But taking that step back allows for the breathing space to realise you’re not the one who has changed. You’re doing what humans have always endeavoured to do, take your sweet time. It’s everyone else that is feverishly diving headlong into knee-jerk algorithmic action.
Loved this post! It’s deeply refreshing to see someone else advocating for a tactical kitchen table pause in the digital matrix. I try to be pretty selective about my daily dose of algorithmic induced panic. Look, I stay informed because I have zero desire to become a silent monk, and I genuinely want to know what the hell is going on out there—ideally without sending my blood pressure into orbit. I always make sure to carve out time to actually think and reflect. It sounds a bit pompous saying it out loud, but hey, it beats letting a Silicon Valley server farm do my thinking for me.
And that’s the thing about what I’m advocating, it’s so simple it does almost sound so obvious it could appear pompous. But taking that step back allows for the breathing space to realise you’re not the one who has changed. You’re doing what humans have always endeavoured to do, take your sweet time. It’s everyone else that is feverishly diving headlong into knee-jerk algorithmic action.
Another piece worth reading.