Press Coverage

Rainy Day Magazine

April 6 , 2005

Long term thinking. Many can see the intrinsic value of such an attitude, but I would argue that very few actually use it in making everyday choices. It is hard to practice "slower/better" thinking when surrounded by "faster/cheaper" behaviors.

In general, most of us think, maybe at most, a hundred years out. We think about saving for retirement. We may think about recycling. Some may even think about purchasing a fuel efficient vehicle because it would be better for the environment.

The folks at the LongNow Foundation goes a little further... a thousand, ten thousand, years out. To help focus thinking in that kind of time scale, they decided to create a clock that would run for 10,000 years.

What kind of delineation should be on the face? How should it be powered? What kind of material should it be made of? All of these questions take on a different quality when asked in the time frame of 10,000 years. Go here for the full architectural plans should you decide you want to tackle a project of this scale!

Contact Jessica Noon (617-552-1563) to find out more!