‘Comfortable’ Podcast
Ben Barker
17th January 2012
* – “Comfort” being a combination of 1) conditioning against trying new things, 2) repetitive routine, and 3) diminishing returns on similar experiences. Potentially also an incremental reduction of energy/ mobility due to ageing.
Sam and I recently discussed comfort and it’s impact on the way we live our lives; we are beginning a wider project that will explore it further. The recording was done to document our ideas and “possibly to share”, which has become “to share” (see below).
Flash audio player:
[audio: https://panstudio.co.uk/You-just-remember-having-chocolate-cake.mp3]Here’s the direct link:
You-just-remember-having-chocolate-cake.mp3
(edit: I think I mention Ted Hughes at one point, I was actually thinking of Simon Armitage – Sam)