John Nosta

Now, what does that mean?

How does that fit into the construct of things like the industrial age and the digital age and all that kind of stuff?

I would argue that we're moving into a new domain, and that is the domain of thought.

That's why I call it the cognitive age.

And it goes right back to that fundamental reality written thousands of years ago in the Upanishads that simply says, as you think, so you act, as you act, so you become.

So when we talk about modern technology and we talk about, come on, everybody, let's gather around and chat.

That's as old as dirt.

That's as old as humanity itself.

Yet we see a new contemporary spin on that.

So that's kind of what I've been thinking about recently.

This is, you've touched on, I'm going to reach over here.

I'm going to grab something.

So this is the shameless self-promotion of my book, which is The Borrowed Mind.

It's coming out this week.

Yes, we are doing a certain element of cognitive offloading.

And there's, oh my God, there's so much to talk about in that question.

So let's back up and let's humanize this a little bit.

Have you ever had a favorite teacher?

Everybody's had a favorite teacher.

And interestingly, it's generally one or two people.