Navigating the Noise: A Conversation with Pico Iyer on Finding Stillness in a Tech-Saturated World

January 15, 2025 • 00:59:20
Navigating the Noise: A Conversation with Pico Iyer on Finding Stillness in a Tech-Saturated World
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Navigating the Noise: A Conversation with Pico Iyer on Finding Stillness in a Tech-Saturated World

Jan 15 2025 | 00:59:20

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Show Notes

In a time when technology dominates our lives, it’s easy to feel adrift on an endless stream of screens and information. Yet, as the late Steve Jobs noted, “Technology alone is not enough.” In this unique episode, we sit down with bestselling author and global thinker Pico Iyer, whose transformative new book Aflame: Learning from Silence delves into the profound lessons found in stillness. Drawing on decades of personal retreats to a remote Big Sur Benedictine hermitage and insights from his travels and life’s adversities, Pico shares how silence can be a source of clarity and strength in an overbusy […]

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