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Ep. 31: RYAN HOLIDAY on Ranch Life, Fostering Discipline, and the Loss of Reading Culture

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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The Importance of Long Form Thinking in the Age of Twitter Culture

There is a lack of long-form thinking in today's Twitter-based culture. The writer discusses the potential impact of a thinker who can strip away the politics and focus on deep issues that resonate with people's aspirations. While the writer acknowledges that this kind of thinking may require an idiosyncratic and intellectually powerful individual, they believe that young writers should strive to bring back long-form thinking, encouraging dialectical collision and the growth of intellectual roots.

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