Could part of the reason for the decline in reading be a declining attention span brought on by overstimulation with information? Some recent editorials and articles suggest it might be a possibility.
Ars Technica’s Nate Anderson chronicles an exchange between New Yorker writer George Packer and New York Times “Bits” blogger Nick Bilton. Packer is […]
The power of the written word
I’m feeling philosophical this afternoon, and wanted to discourse on the amazing power of the written word.
The written word is one of the most powerful communication tools ever invented.
We can absorb written words faster than we can absorb spoken words. We can transmit words from place to place much more efficiently than the spoken […]