Why You Should Sign Off Social Media And Enjoy 'The Brief Time' You Have Left

Why You Should Sign Off Social Media And Enjoy 'The Brief Time' You Have Left
Author Alain de Botton writes at his desk in the check-in area during his week as writer-in-residence at Heathrow Airport, west London, on August 20, 2009. London's Heathrow airport has appointed a writer-in-residence to muse on the world of flight delays, passport controls and duty-free shops, officials said Wednesday. Alain de Botton, a popular philosopher known for works like 'How Proust Can Change Your Life', set up his laptop this week at the airport's new Terminal 5, where his writing appears on a screen behind him as he types. AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal (Photo credit should read Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
Author Alain de Botton writes at his desk in the check-in area during his week as writer-in-residence at Heathrow Airport, west London, on August 20, 2009. London's Heathrow airport has appointed a writer-in-residence to muse on the world of flight delays, passport controls and duty-free shops, officials said Wednesday. Alain de Botton, a popular philosopher known for works like 'How Proust Can Change Your Life', set up his laptop this week at the airport's new Terminal 5, where his writing appears on a screen behind him as he types. AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal (Photo credit should read Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)

Alain de Botton is a beloved (and prolific) pop philosopher, with a shelf-full of books and two very popular TED talks to his name. So when the Swiss-born author tweeted to his 443,000 followers on Monday night that they should delete Twitter for the sake of their “inner conversation,” many took his words seriously — promising to delete the app from their phones, responding with impassioned defenses of the medium, and, ironically (!), retweeting de Botton’s message in droves.

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