Don’t look for meaning in the words. Listen to the silences. —Samuel Beckett
Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness. —Samuel Beckett
Above: Does noise break silence or does silence break noise?
Most books should be articles.
Most articles should be tweets.
Most tweets should be emails.
Most emails should be text messages.
Most text messages should be silence.
Between the word and the lip is only air—
And yet, oxygen is all we need.
Yes, silence is the answer.
But the real question is: what sort of silence do you keep?
Per my about page, White Noise is a work of experimentation. I view it as a sort of thinking aloud, a stress testing of my nascent ideas. Through it, I hope to sharpen my opinions against the whetstone of other people’s feedback, commentary, and input.
If you want to discuss any of the ideas or musings mentioned above or have any books, papers, or links that you think would be interesting to share on a future edition of White Noise, please reach out to me by replying to this email or following me on Twitter X.
With sincere gratitude,
Tom