A Kind of Library

A Kind of Library
"I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library."
—Jorge Luis Borges

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29-Jul 12

In an age obsessed with practicality, productivity, and efficiency, I frequently worry that we are leaving little room for abstract knowledge and for the kind of curiosity that invites just enough serendipity to allow for the discovery of ideas we didn’t know we were interested in until we are, ideas that we may later transform into new combinations with applications both practical and metaphysical.

The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge | Brain Pickings (via infoneer-pulse)

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