Tag Archive: books

Paper overload

I like to go back to the past to get the analogies and models for thinking about today.
Here’s a nice little example. A paperback book about speed-reading from the 70s or 80s that is selling itself as the answer to being deluged by information on paper…
You can still buy yourself a copy second-hand on Amazon [...]

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Cry havoc: Here comes (Oh) Nine…

So, yes, I shut down for a while.
Literally and virtually. I’ve had some time going with the flow with my family, for a while doing nothing but that. Wonderful.
Then, as Christmas passed, I switched on read-only mode. I read some literature in single sittings, a rare treat that only comes in holidays (The Road and [...]

Read the full article »

Tag Archive: books

Paper overload

I like to go back to the past to get the analogies and models for thinking about today.
Here’s a nice little example. A paperback book about speed-reading from the 70s or 80s that is selling itself as the answer to being deluged by information on paper…
You can still buy yourself a copy second-hand on Amazon [...]

Read the full article »

Cry havoc: Here comes (Oh) Nine…

So, yes, I shut down for a while.
Literally and virtually. I’ve had some time going with the flow with my family, for a while doing nothing but that. Wonderful.
Then, as Christmas passed, I switched on read-only mode. I read some literature in single sittings, a rare treat that only comes in holidays (The Road and [...]

Read the full article »