Daniel Levitin Quote

The Roman philosopher Seneca the Younger (tutor to Nero) complained that his peers were wasting time and money accumulating too many books, admonishing that "the abundance of books is a distraction." Instead, Seneca recommended focusing on a limited number of good books, to be read thoroughly and repeatedly.

The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload (ed. Penguin UK, 2015) - ISBN: 9780241965795