Out Of The Shallows Info

"Tell me, are we just skimming the surface? We build these lives out of echoes and glass, afraid of what happens if we actually dive. But I’m tired of the void. I want to crash through that thin surface where they can't hurt us anymore. Let the tide pull us past the sandy bottom—we’re far from the shallow now." Draft 3: Intellectual/Digital Wellness

Focus: Deep thinking vs. the "jet-ski" nature of the internet. Out of the Shallows

Focus: Overcoming hardship or leaving behind a superficial phase of life. "Tell me, are we just skimming the surface

"Our minds have become accustomed to the 'electronic carnival' of the surface, zipping from link to link without ever catching our breath. To think deeply again is a quiet rebellion. It requires us to turn off the noise and swim back toward focused thought and inner stillness. It’s time to move out of the shallows of the digital stream and back into the depths of our own minds." 19: The Shallows by Nicholas Carr I want to crash through that thin surface