The world is as noisy as ever, and only getting more so. And we're not just talking about the actual sound waves produced by machines, cars, televisions, etc. There's a lot of real noise, but there's also informational noise (news, videos, updates, ‘likes’, ‘feeds’, etc) and interior noise (anxiety, worry, doubt, anger, fear, rumination, self-judgment, etc).
Today’s guests, Leigh Marz and Justin Zorn, are taking this issue head-on. They are the co-authors of the timely book Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise. It is a beautifully written and researched exploration of the spiritual, cultural, social, and collective traditions of accessing spaces of silence in the midst of noisy life.
Golden is written to help us connect to what silence actually is - not just the absence of noise, but a kind of energizing, inspiring presence. And it outlines how the presence of silence can transform us as individuals, as groups, and even as a society.
What might it look like for us to orient towards a society where there is less inner and outer noise? Where we have more access to spaces of silence that allow us to truly listen for what is possible in our lives and in the world? New outcomes emerge that simply are not possible when we're scrambling, hustling, and drowning in all this noise. Tune in to this conversation to experience those questions and explorations for yourself.
Show Notes:
Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise by Leigh Marz and Justin Zorn
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leighmarz.com
justinzorn.com
”A new book considers what silence is and how it can enrich us” by Christina Tucker (via The Boston Globe)
”We once had a law to defend human attention. It’s time for an update.” by Leigh Marz and Justin Zorn (via The Washington Post)
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#115 The Gold in the Silence (with Leigh Marz and Justin Zorn)