So wise this: "Declaring independence takes work, requires conscious effort. Those who would wrest control of your consciousness away from you are counting on your laziness, on your submission to their values. It also requires self-awareness—specifically, of how our interactions with objects and devices may affect our agency, our control of our own time." Don't I know it! Go John!
Your study of time pieces is rolling around in my mind as I see some magnificent clocks here in Germany. I was hoping to attach some photos to this comment but that doesn't appear to be an option.
Also, perhaps slightly unrelated... My first exposure to phenomenology was a couple of years ago, listening to Iain McGilchrist's "The Master and His Emissary" on Audible. Quite eye opening. I never read this word now, without hearing the voice of the excellent narrator, Dennis Kleinman.
I purchased a mechanical watch for practical reasons. I had experienced the frustration of my watch battery expiring while living in a country that was a (at best) 3 hour trip and a long search from a battery replacement. A watch with a second hand is a necessary tool for nursing. I was contemplating going to another such country and thought a mechanical watch would reduce my need to make long journeys for battery replacements.
So wise this: "Declaring independence takes work, requires conscious effort. Those who would wrest control of your consciousness away from you are counting on your laziness, on your submission to their values. It also requires self-awareness—specifically, of how our interactions with objects and devices may affect our agency, our control of our own time." Don't I know it! Go John!
Thanks, Mary!
Your study of time pieces is rolling around in my mind as I see some magnificent clocks here in Germany. I was hoping to attach some photos to this comment but that doesn't appear to be an option.
Also, perhaps slightly unrelated... My first exposure to phenomenology was a couple of years ago, listening to Iain McGilchrist's "The Master and His Emissary" on Audible. Quite eye opening. I never read this word now, without hearing the voice of the excellent narrator, Dennis Kleinman.
Thank you for this installment!
Thanks, Abigail, and thanks for sending me the pictures! I don’t know that book, so I’ll look it up.
I purchased a mechanical watch for practical reasons. I had experienced the frustration of my watch battery expiring while living in a country that was a (at best) 3 hour trip and a long search from a battery replacement. A watch with a second hand is a necessary tool for nursing. I was contemplating going to another such country and thought a mechanical watch would reduce my need to make long journeys for battery replacements.
Another alternative would be a watch with a solar battery. I have two, and they never die, as long as you expose them to light.
Love it when don't know how ends but forge ahead anyway.