Mark Hurst

Bits have unique properties, then, that we can use to our advantage: they__e super-small, super-fast, easily acquired and created and copied and shared in near-infinite quantity, protected from the ravages of time, and free from the limitations of distance and space. In practice, though, bits reveal several paradoxes: they__e weightless, but they weigh us down; they don__ take up any space, but they always seem to pile up; they__e created in an instant, but they can last forever; they move quickly, but they can waste our time.

The overload makes users less productive and more stressed; thus, there__ a need for some solution. Passively ignoring the problem won__ work, since bits are still heavy, even if we pretend not to notice.

It__ far too rarely stated that the technology industry is not in the business of making people productive. It is only in the business of selling more technology.