Comments on: ‘You’ve got a whole repertoire of silences, don’t you?’ http://vward.wordpress.com/2007/07/24/youve-got-a-whole-repertoire-of-silences-dont-you/ Noticings and random detours to see where they take me. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:11:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Matt Moore http://vward.wordpress.com/2007/07/24/youve-got-a-whole-repertoire-of-silences-dont-you/#comment-78 Matt Moore Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:21:18 +0000 http://vward.wordpress.com/2007/07/24/youve-got-a-whole-repertoire-of-silences-dont-you/#comment-78 The name you are after is Mihály Csíkszentmihályi. Silence & time are an odd couple you've set up here. Both ultimately refuse to be managed and yet are targets of control. If I was feeling pretentious (and I often am) I would say they are both liminal. Most of us want some kind of choice about when we speak and when we are silent, and the speed at which our time is utilised. Sometimes we get that option. The name you are after is Mihály Csíkszentmihályi. Silence & time are an odd couple you’ve set up here. Both ultimately refuse to be managed and yet are targets of control. If I was feeling pretentious (and I often am) I would say they are both liminal.

Most of us want some kind of choice about when we speak and when we are silent, and the speed at which our time is utilised. Sometimes we get that option.

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