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What is friction and why does your productivity need it.
Platos argument against writing over oral discourse.
Waldorf schools and Neil Postman’s views on reading vs watching.
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A Zen Buddhist master gave a koan to one of his students to meditate about and provide an answer.
[A koan is a paradoxical question, in Zen Buddhism, designed to provoke enlightenment by challenging rational thought.]
“What is the sound of one hand clapping?” The master told his student.
The student was excited and rushed to his mat to think the answer to the koan.
After a brief moment, he got up and went to his master.
“It is the wind.” he replied.
“No, it’s not.” the master quipped, sending the student back to his meditation mat.
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