The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere

A follow-up to Pico Iyer’s essay “The Joy of Quiet,” The Art of Stillness considers the unexpected adventure of staying put and reveals a counterintuitive truth: The more ways we have to connect, the more we seem desperate to unplug. Why might a lifelong traveler like Iyer, who has journeyed from Easter Island to Ethiopia, think that sitting quietly in a room might be the ultimate adventure? Iyer investigates the lives of those who have embraced stillness, emphasizing the wisdom found in quieter, reflective practices in our chaotic, technology-driven world.