I remember how, in the corporate world, I always knew there was some higher position I could attain, which meant that, like Zeno's arrow, I was guaranteed never to arrive and always to remain dissatisfied. Pico Iyer arrivearrowattain share on social
There are literally Internet rescue camps in China and Korea to deal with children that are addicted. Internet disorder is maybe going to count as a psychiatric disorder in a couple of years. Pico Iyer addictcampchild Change image and share on social
Where you come from now is much less important than where you're going. More and more of us are rooted in the future or the present tense as much as in the past. And home, we know, is not just the place where you happen to be born. It's the place where you become yourself. Pico Iyer bearfuturehappen share on social
A book doesn't have to be a literary classic, of course, to change us forever. Pico Iyer bookchangeclassic Change image and share on social
The average American teenager sends or receives 75 text messages a day, though one girl in Sacramento managed to handle an average of 10,000 every 24 hours for a month. Pico Iyer 000americanaverage Change image and share on social
A writer is a palmist, reading the lines of the planet. Pico Iyer linepalmistplanet Change image and share on social
In the past, I've visited remote places - North Korea, Ethiopia, Easter Island - partly as a way to visit remote states of mind: remote parts of myself that I wouldn't ordinarily explore. Pico Iyer easterethiopiaexplore Change image and share on social
Movement is a fantastic privilege... but it ultimately only has meaning if you have a home to go back to. Pico Iyer backfantastichome Change image and share on social
I write - though perhaps it sounds pretentious to say so - to make a clearing in the wilderness, to find out what I care about and what exactly to make of it. Pico Iyer careclearfind Change image and share on social
The more ways we have to connect, the more many of us seem desperate to unplug. Pico Iyer connectdesperateunplug Change image and share on social
