Blog Journeys of a Lifelong Learner

The Internet provides tremendous access to information.

That access can be valuable, but it can also distract.

Humans cannot process infinite quantities of information, but computers can easily provide them.

The ease of traversing from one content item to another lends itself to decreased attention to any individual item. This results in dramatically decreased effectiveness.

A useful technique for combatting this tendency of devoting less than full attention is to embrace analog media when appropriate.

A physical book does not crash, link to other content items, or scroll quickly across a screen.

The physical action of writing and forming thoughts on paper forces detailed analysis and consideration. Thought is precious!

Do not lose attention and focus in an unwise quest for infinite information.

It is better to read one book well than to skim a dozen PDFs.