I mentioned this article to my friend Michael who is currently hosting me at his farm in Umbria, and this was his reply: "Interesting yes, too much of anything

I mentioned this article to my friend Michael who is currently hosting me at his farm in Umbria, and this was his reply: "Interesting yes, too much of anything dulls the mind, even the best things can jade and wane if overindulged in. One hour outside tying up tomato vines, weeding or watering balances out 10 trading memes on FB or watching YouTube tutorials, reading about myriad things as long as they are well written. We need and crave variety, novelty and balance, while the culture nudges us towards monomania, tunnel thinking and hyper-specialisation, narrow casting in the data stream, all trees, no forest. To zoom back out you need to let go of forward motion (or better, our notion of it) and be willing to stop using our will power for a few moments and see what's behind our ego's prideful play for perfection or power. Basic thinking is a cool concept. Unwinding complexity, seeking simpler, more elegantly energetic solutions to life's challenges, first to survive then to transform quantity into quality."