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I wish I could edit my comment, but it looks like HN takes away the ability after some time. What I wanted to do was to recommend everybody read two books: "Sho
by BigHatLogan 7y ago
I wish I could edit my comment, but it looks like HN takes away the ability after some time. What I wanted to do was to recommend everybody read two books: "Shop Class as Soulcraft" (cheesy title, I know) and "The World Beyond Your Head." Both books are my Matthew Crawford, a "knowledge worker" turned mechanic / author in Virginia.
He writes wonderfully about this whole idea of what to attend to, what to pay attention to, and how those two things end up influencing your own thoughts and feelings. He's far more articulate and in-depth about this "phenomenon"--how social media is, in a way, dethroning your usual mental faculties.
- reificator 7y ago> "Shop Class as Soulcraft" (cheesy title, I know) and "The World Beyond Your Head." Both very appropriate books for Big Hat Logan to suggest, though isn't the point of the hat to drown out the world beyond your head? > I wish I could edit my comment, but it looks like HN takes away the ability after some time. Yep, it's around an hour or two, and getting replies factors into that as well.
- BigHatLogan 7y agoHaha that’s right. But unlike Logan, we should make an effort to connect to the world, lest we lose ourself in his thoughts and obsession like he did! Thanks for the comment. It genuinely made me smile. Always good to run into another Souls fan. I can’t quite explain why, but that franchise means a lot to me.