Comments for Thoughts http://alannochenson.com/thoughts I think. You think. We all think. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:12:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Quitting coffee by Naomi http://alannochenson.com/thoughts/2011/09/quitting-coffee/#comment-4 Naomi Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:12:41 +0000 http://alannochenson.com/thoughts/?p=33#comment-4 According to my mom, people who are addicted to caffeine aren't necessarily more productive than people who aren't. It's just that they need a certain amount of caffeine to go from exhausted, drug-withdrawn, and pissed-off to having a normal level of functioning. For example, I'm probably drinking enough coffee for both of us, fueled generously by my meal plan and the University of Pittsburgh "Bean Scene." Yet I'm still falling asleep at random times, like during this really boring writing lecture today. (...Because clearly the correct answer to "is this evidence relevant?" is "this discussion is impeding my ability to nap, and I only showed up because I don't have a trustworthy friend to sign the attendance sheet for me.") According to my mom, people who are addicted to caffeine aren’t necessarily more productive than people who aren’t. It’s just that they need a certain amount of caffeine to go from exhausted, drug-withdrawn, and pissed-off to having a normal level of functioning.

For example, I’m probably drinking enough coffee for both of us, fueled generously by my meal plan and the University of Pittsburgh “Bean Scene.” Yet I’m still falling asleep at random times, like during this really boring writing lecture today. (…Because clearly the correct answer to “is this evidence relevant?” is “this discussion is impeding my ability to nap, and I only showed up because I don’t have a trustworthy friend to sign the attendance sheet for me.”)

]]> Comment on How much things have changed. by nadine http://alannochenson.com/thoughts/2011/08/how-much-things-have-changed/#comment-3 nadine Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:20:03 +0000 http://alannochenson.com/thoughts/?p=42#comment-3 Sounds like someone's having a case of technology depression :) For what it's worth, I feel the same way -- technology is great and wonderful, but takes a lot away from us (like time), and doesn't actually give us anything back but a sense of accomplishment that is sometimes false. (Just look at ALL OF TUMBLR. Have they seriously made a culture that is, in its majority, really proud of finding things on the internet that other people like enough to add "Like" or "Reblog" tags to?) My only hope is that we and humans of the future will continue to find meaningful ways to reach each other despite the things we are creating, much as those who came before us made peace with television and cars and phones, etc. :3 Sounds like someone’s having a case of technology depression :) For what it’s worth, I feel the same way — technology is great and wonderful, but takes a lot away from us (like time), and doesn’t actually give us anything back but a sense of accomplishment that is sometimes false. (Just look at ALL OF TUMBLR. Have they seriously made a culture that is, in its majority, really proud of finding things on the internet that other people like enough to add “Like” or “Reblog” tags to?)

My only hope is that we and humans of the future will continue to find meaningful ways to reach each other despite the things we are creating, much as those who came before us made peace with television and cars and phones, etc. :3

]]> Comment on Welcome by nadine http://alannochenson.com/thoughts/2011/07/welcome/#comment-2 nadine Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:49:22 +0000 http://alannochenson.com/wordpress/?p=7#comment-2 whoaa i checked it out i eagerly await your next installment whoaa i checked it out

i eagerly await your next installment

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