Overthinking It Podcast

Episode 532: The Dragon Bookmark

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Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather pull the tassle out of the dragon bookmark in their discussion of solitude, being alone in repose, the English Romantic poets and their hiking practices, the desire not to rag on technology, one-handed phone use, naps, meditation (again), and what effect the attention economy and mental environment has on us.

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Further Reading
  • The Lake District
  • The Dragonbone Chair on Amazon
  • Dragon Beaded Bookmark
  • Acceptance and Resilience
  • Corn Whiskey: “The time when Americans drank all day long” from the BBC; “The History Of American Alcohol Consumption, Charted” from Digg; “A Nation of Sots” from The New Republic
  • “Solitude and Leadership”

    • Episode 532: The Dragon Bookmark originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

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