There is a trap in that lofty idea. Instead of getting a sense of what is going on in the broad spectrum, one can turn off "the noise" and listen just to one guru only.

I can compare our world with that of my grandfather, on the solitude farm, half a mile from the road: no TV, no radio, no electricity, and no telephone. The most common distraction was a neighbor, a 10-minute walk away, coming with a bottle of vodka.

We are blessed with instant access to whatever is new anywhere in the world. But most of it is as vital as that neighbor in the drinking mood. My grandfather liked to have a drink, but the people around him knew he would not start socializing until all the day's chores were done.

We have more abilities to learn faster and more than my grandfather had. And we have more temptations of wasting our time. But the concept of us dealing with these opportunities and desires did not change.

As you might guess, I wrote about it: “No space for thinking.”