We have lost both the interest and the ability to go deep.
We simply do not know how to reflect deeply about what is most important to us. In addition, we aren’t even sure that doing so would make any difference.
So Peter Block asserts, and I concur.
Instead of exploring the value of and means toward becoming people of depth, though, Block focuses on one of the enemies of depth… speed.
Maybe these chapter titles are throwing me off. The titles point to a positive attribute, but the content elaborates on the negative forces that work against the titled attribute.
I find myself anticipating an exposition of the positive attribute (e.g. “depth” in this chapter, “intimacy” in the previous), and come away disappointed when the emphasis is on all that works against intimacy and depth.
With that off my chest, let me think about the problem of speed in my life.
The first insight that caught my attention was how legitimate needs for quick action, immediate decisions and demanding schedules can expand without my (more…)