“Nothing is more free than the imagination of man; and though it cannot exceed that original stock of ideas furnished […]

The 24/7 news cycle serves up novelty each and every minute, filling our minds with information that would otherwise be […]

“If you can in one day renovate yourself, do so from day to day. Yea, let there be daily renovation.” […]

“Novelty has a tendency to make us philosophers.” – Virginia Woolf Constantly looking outwards, humans have crossed continents and oceans, […]

  “And I will capture your minds with sweet novelty.” – Ovid     I recently re-read Annie Ernaux’s autobiographical […]

Daniel Z. Lieberman is a clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at George Washington University. Lieberman is a recipient […]

  “Isn’t it true to say that … Novelty is mistaken for Progress?” – Frank Lloyd Wright     It’s […]

“[The] selective concern with the ‘inner drama’ enables the writer or artist to capture the essential feature of human experience; […]

“I do think that people literally get addicted to cell phones and social media, yes. It’s important to recognise that […]

“Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of […]

“It is rare to see a professional economist, in interpreting the past or forecasting the future, quoting what a businessperson […]