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This is almost like an addendum to the previous post...came across another 'More' talk today...all about communication overload and conscious 'Quiet Time'. Sample this...it is 10 pm, the TV is on, and K and I are browsing on our respective laptops while calling our parents. And just a few minutes back I was wondering if I should apart from accounts on Facebook, Orkut (seems like another age when I joined that one), Picaboo, Picasa, Linkedin, 4 email IDs and 5 blogs also get a Twitter ID! And this in addition to the close to 100 emails I process everyday at work! I have to admit (old though I might sound), I do miss quiet times...when the TV can be switched off, the phone(s) off the hook and the laptop shut down. And surprisingly I am not alone as I realized today! People are actually talking a 'half day' per week at work when there will be no communication distractions... http://blogs.intel.com/it/2007/08/quiet_time_pilot_has_launched.php And I am al...

Its been quite some time since I blogged. And I finally found something that has been disturbing me for quite some time...the idea of a world thats too overwhelming for itself! Sample this little video from youtube and you will know what I am talking about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8 More data, more information, more people, more jobs, more money, more technology, more advanced, more, more, more...the list of 'more' is endless. More is created, more is wanted, more is desired, more is appreciated. To flip the coin, we also have more problems, more pollution, more diseases, more depression. Dont get me wrong. I am not against technology, I am not against advancement, I am definitely not against the idea of science. I dont think yesterday was so much better and we were far happier when we had less gadgets and a slower pace of life. Change is good, I love to see the morning sun rise and dispel darkness as much as I love darkness envelop me at night with the sparkle...