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What is the role of intellectuals in our social media driven world?
What is the role of intellectuals in our world? A world that is almost anti-intellectual in its orientation – in the sense of being ephemeral, with fleeting attention spans, where the loudest – and most powerful voice – wins. I came across this speech by Dr.Edward Said, one of the leading Arab intellectuals whose book…
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How to do deep work and be more productive
One of the hallmarks of our age is that we are in an age of attention. Our global economy is based on attention and there are billions of dollars at stake at grabbing your attention. Yes, yours! Whether you use it, to make your life holistic, meaningful or you fritter it away on responding to…
