There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant
distringit librorum multitudo (the abundance of books is distraction)
Just so hollow and ineffectual, for the most part, is our ordinary conversation. Surface meets surface. When our life ceases to be inward and private, conversation degenerates into mere gossip. We rar...
...a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention...
Information overload is a symptom of our desire to not focus on what's important. It is a choice.