Konnikova strives to think like Sherlock Holmes, attempting to improve her mindfulness by limiting herself to technology. She states, mindfulness “can be a weapon against one of the most disturbing limitations that our attention is up against: inattentional blindness” (Konnikova 321). By saying this, Konnikova is attempting to conquer her goal of improving her mindfulness to decrease inattentional blindness exacerbated by technology. On the other hand, Thoreau believes that technology is not compatible with mindfulness so he rejects it completely. Thoreau states, “I wanted to live deep and suck all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms” (161). Thoreau’s belief is that a good enjoyable life is simple, not rushed, and most importantly
Konnikova strives to think like Sherlock Holmes, attempting to improve her mindfulness by limiting herself to technology. She states, mindfulness “can be a weapon against one of the most disturbing limitations that our attention is up against: inattentional blindness” (Konnikova 321). By saying this, Konnikova is attempting to conquer her goal of improving her mindfulness to decrease inattentional blindness exacerbated by technology. On the other hand, Thoreau believes that technology is not compatible with mindfulness so he rejects it completely. Thoreau states, “I wanted to live deep and suck all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms” (161). Thoreau’s belief is that a good enjoyable life is simple, not rushed, and most importantly