tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post4740693028228527889..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Pondered GarrulousnessThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-11266186676660870032013-11-26T21:16:02.220+00:002013-11-26T21:16:02.220+00:00I like "pondered garrulousness". I'v...I like "pondered garrulousness". I've just indulged in some, commenting on a fellow-blogger's post. I wrote three paragraphs and deleted two. I risk stating the obvious here, but I'm always interested in how, when I go on and on "on paper" I reflect and cross out a lot of things I would have said had I simply gone on and on talking. Had I just talked, I wouldn't have crossed anything out. I might even have felt quite pleased with myself. It's a scary thought. It makes me wonder how many ridiculous assumptions I've made just because I talk more than I write. Is the process of writing essential to the refinement of thinking? Isn't this why the development of civilisation and the development of writing tend to go together?<br />Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-23411573907092694252013-11-24T10:26:56.539+00:002013-11-24T10:26:56.539+00:00Yes, I agree, George!Yes, I agree, George!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-63176779733631846092013-11-23T15:35:54.242+00:002013-11-23T15:35:54.242+00:00Couldn't agree more. GDP may be a measure of ...Couldn't agree more. GDP may be a measure of our material wealth, but "wellbeing" is something altogether different, something that depends on good writing, good conversation, and mindful listening.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.com