# On Beethoven and the Gifts of Silence

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**Created:** [February 7, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/on-beethoven-and-the-gifts-of-silence/6883 "2021-02-07T12:38:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![dwayne](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.elm-lang.org/dwayne/32/5478_2.png) [@dwayne](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/dwayne)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/on-beethoven-and-the-gifts-of-silence/6883/1 "2021-02-07T12:38:11Z")

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> **[On Beethoven and the Gifts of Silence - Cal Newport](https://calnewport.com/on-beethoven-and-the-gifts-of-silence/)**
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> Writing in 1801, at the age of 30, Ludwig van Beethoven complained about his diminishing hearing: “from a distance I do not hear the high ... Read more

> In our current techno-cultural moment, we’re constantly connected to a humming online hive mind of takes and urgency and quantified influence.

> Sometimes, it seems, there’s long term advantage in removing “society’s soundtrack” from your ears, even if in the moment the absence is acute. As Beethoven so vividly demonstrates, you can’t really hear yourself until you’re able to turn down the volume on everyone else.

Consider how different Elm would be if Evan didn’t intentionally work the way he does.

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**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/on-beethoven-and-the-gifts-of-silence/6883/2 "2021-02-17T12:38:29Z")

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