Unhurried: Escape Digital Time and Rediscover the Rhythms of Nature with L.M. Sacasas
Learn how to switch off digital time and embrace nature's pace of transitioning.
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Show Notes
Writer Michael Sacasas, or L.M. Sacasas as he’s known by his pen name, is the author of The Convivial Society, a popular newsletter on the intersection of technology and society. His work has been featured in The Atlantic, Vox, the New York Times, and he’s been a guest on The Ezra Klein Show.
I truly enjoy reading Michael’s newsletters because they have depth, they examine topics from multiple angles with nuance, they weave in history and bits of philosophy, and he poses smart questions. As a result, his essays stand out from today’s fast-cut, clickbait, shallow media landscape, with refreshing poise.
In this thoughtful exploration, we use an essay of Michael’s titled, Whose Time? Which Temporality?, as a doorway to examine how digital, consumerist time is becoming dominant, and has no regard for our biology or wellbeing. Then we discuss the value of moving through life’s transitions in tune with the pace of nature’s transitions. In other words, slow, sauntering, gradual. If you’re feeling uneasy about how much digital time is driving the world these days and looking to explore alternative ways of being, I think you’ll leave this conversation with new perspectives.
Enjoy the ride,
Jeff
Episode Links
The Convivial Society - L.M. Sacasas’ Substack
@LMSacasas on X
Whose Time? Which Temporality? by L.M. Sacasas
The Questions Concerning Technology by L.M. Sacasas
Why We Sleep by Matthew walker
The Circadian Code by Satchin Panda
American Technological Sublime by David E. Nye
The Uncontrollability of the World by Hartmut Rosa
Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
Reconnection by Miles Richardson
The Embers and the Stars by Erazim Kohák
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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Show Production Credits
Podcast cover art by Ahab Nimry (@ahabnimry, https://bigdaytheagency.com/)
Outro music on acoustic guitar by Tyler Johnson
Editing by Aashish M