Chapter
The Discipline of Not Caring
43:32 - 50:58 (07:25)
The rise of electronic media has made it easier for people to communicate and consume information, leading to an overwhelming amount of content that needs to be filtered. This has led to the need for a discipline of not caring, or recognizing what doesn't need attention.
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Krista Tippett explains the value of silence in conversation, and how cultivating the discipline of not always needing to speak can allow for meaningful communication in certain contexts.
43:32 - 45:25 (01:53)
Summary
Krista Tippett explains the value of silence in conversation, and how cultivating the discipline of not always needing to speak can allow for meaningful communication in certain contexts.
ChapterThe Discipline of Not Caring
Episode41 Questions For The Technologies We Use, and That Use Us
PodcastThe Ezra Klein Show
In the digital age, there is a need for a discipline of attention that recognizes what we don't need to attend to.
45:25 - 49:40 (04:14)
Summary
In the digital age, there is a need for a discipline of attention that recognizes what we don't need to attend to. The collapsing of time necessary to carry a message has asked us to give our attention to a much greater range of subjects and topics, requiring us to actively think about what is more important.
ChapterThe Discipline of Not Caring
Episode41 Questions For The Technologies We Use, and That Use Us
PodcastThe Ezra Klein Show
The speaker reflects on the usefulness of having knowledge about one's genetic package and the kind of information that a genetic analysis could provide for personal knowledge.
49:40 - 50:58 (01:17)
Summary
The speaker reflects on the usefulness of having knowledge about one's genetic package and the kind of information that a genetic analysis could provide for personal knowledge. They also touch on a conversation from a recent podcast episode about the desire to know the precise time of one's death and the need to look away from such examples.