What is Our Potential Cognitive Surplus? Clay Shirky on 200 Billion Hours of Thought

I found this Clay Shirky video on Seth Godin’s blog…

What could the world do with 200 billion hours of extra thought?

So what did you do all weekend?  Did you contribute to 100 million hours of watching TV ads?

What could you have created instead?  Write a book?  Make a video? Engage with someone to make their life better?

Please do anything BUT turn on the television….it is sucking your mind like a vampire!

What will you do with this information?

Write On!

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