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How Quiet Places Could Save the World

By Brenda Knowles|2015-11-22T11:17:07-06:00August 26th, 2011|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Popular Posts, Spacious Artists|Tags: effects of noise on learning, effects of noise on thinking, folk music and nature, Gordon Hempton, Henry David Thoreau, introversion and noise, John Denver, Joni Mitchell, lack of silence in the world, Mary Oliver|

Remember when coffee shops were the bohemian or introvert hangouts? Thanks to Starbucks and the $5 cup of coffee, the scene is a place to, well, be seen AND heard. It’s everyone’s hangout. More like a 50s malt shop than a setting for poetry readings. I miss the introspective and muted atmosphere. Last week I [...]

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