When I went to college, I explained, there were no cellphones. After class, we thought about what we had just learned, often discussing it with our friends. Why not try an experiment: for one week, no cellphones for 10 minutes after every class? Only three of the 80 students accepted the challenge, and not surprisingly, they reported back that they were thrilled to find themselves learning more and enjoying it more thoroughly.
The answer in the past, and the answer now, is libraries: places of quiet reading, contemplation, study, thinking, even daydreaming. To put away electronic media for a time and enjoy the silence of a library is a gift for personal balance and tranquillity.
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