![]() ![]() Some may ask: isn’t the present different because the pace of change is becoming quicker? This is true but, in relative terms, the rate of change has always been logarithmic from one generation to the next. It is a fact that every age is both cause and effect a moment in time between past and future with a host of unpredictable retreats, twists and turns. Previous generations have experienced disruptive and even devastating change. When looking back through history, however, it becomes clear that our present condition is not entirely unique. We are bombarded with so much information and have so many messages and redundant media it’s a wonder we get anything done! Our bifurcated and overloaded culture evokes the title of a 1969 King Crimson song: “21 st Century Schizoid Man.” ![]() King Crimson’s 1969 album “In the Court of the Crimson King” contains the track “21st Century Schizoid Man” Check your Facebook newsfeed constantly while not having time to read or even open the daily newspaper.Open every piece of US mail while ignoring or deleting the email cluttering your inbox.Purchase and download an album only to realize later that you already own the CD.Talk or text on your smartphone while letting your landline home phone ring without picking it up. ![]() Have you done any of the following lately? We live and work with one foot in the brave new digital, mobile and touch world while the other foot is in ye olde analog, wired and paper world. Making it through our present-day technology transition is surely challenging. ![]()
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