Future Minds Quotes

“Music can trigger feelings, which in turn produce thoughts and images in our minds — it is these thoughts and images that can become novel solutions and innovative new ideas. Music is therefore directly related to the production of new ideas.”
― Richard Watson, Future Minds: How the Digital Age Is Changing Our Minds, Why This Matters, and What We Can Do About It

“Let’s invent "do nothing" days, where there is no plan and no structured play. Let’s ensure that kids get bored every so often and have to use their imaginations to invent ways to escape.”
― Richard Watson, Future Minds: How the Digital Age Is Changing Our Minds, Why This Matters, and What We Can Do About It

“Devices like iPhones and BlackBerries invite (demand!) constant use. They are like packets of cigarettes that ask us never to leave them alone or bottles of pills that seek to change our minds and punish us when we try to withdraw from them. We think cellphones are connecting us, but they are turning us into a society of rude, impatient, narrow-minded, stressed-out, aggressive, and isolated individuals. They invite reaction rather than reflection.”
― Richard Watson, Future Minds: How the Digital Age Is Changing Our Minds, Why This Matters, and What We Can Do About It