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November 8, 2012

Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 7)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 6 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: There seems to be a backlash forming against digital busyness, a backlash that philanthropists could potentially support. Generally, one of the names this backlash goes by is the Slow Life Movement: slow food, slow parenting, slow travel, even […]

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November 6, 2012

Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 6)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 5 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: Powers states: When a crowd adopts a point of view en masse, all critical thinking effectively stops. In the not-too-distant future, mid brain naturally bridged to upper brain will be a footnote within the story of human development. […]

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November 1, 2012

Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 5)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 4 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: Here’s a powerful Powers “bottom line”: Digital consciousness can’t tolerate three minutes of pure focus. Being able to appropriately focus attention for extended periods of time is one of the Executive Function Skills. Executive Functioning tends to […]

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October 30, 2012

Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 4)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 3 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: In general, society is not engaging in a debate concerning the ethics and philosophy surrounding the digital world. We tend to embrace technology before considering the ramifications of doing so. Being hyperconnected tends to create a state […]

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October 25, 2012

Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 3)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 2 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: To quote Powers, “Depth roots us in the world, gives life substance and wholeness.” Historical figures that seem to model depth are: Ludwig van Beethoven, Michelangelo, Emily Dickinson, Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Jr. Achieving depth seems […]

Author Archive for Rick Leonhardt – Page 46

Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 7)

Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 6)

Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 5)

Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 4)

Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 3)

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