The Clock Of The Long Now
Time And Responsibility
Ranked #5 in Materials Science, Ranked #100 in Futurism
Using the designing and building of the Clock of the Long Now as a framework, this is a book about the practical use of long time perspective: how to get it, how to use it, how to keep it in and out of sight. Here are the central questions it inspires: How do we make long-term thinking automatic and common instead of difficult and rare? Discipline in thought allows freedom. One needs the space and reliability to predict continuity to have the confidence not to be afraid of revolutions Taking the time to think of the future is more essential now than ever, as culture accelerates beyond... more
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Phil Libin CEO/EvernoteI didn't mention it in my talk, but probably the book that's been most influential is "The Clock of the Long Now" by Stewart Brand. (Source)
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