Zen And The Art Of Smart Phone Management

Zen And The Art Of Smart Phone Management

From The Winner Cast by Daily pondering about the nature of reality and how we play into it!

December 21, 2025 · 33 min

About this episode

The episode explores the philosophical themes of Robert Pirsig's book in the context of modern technology and values.

This morning, with a satisfied air of contentment that I too am on a similar path, I finished the classic book, Zen And The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig. I really enjoyed it and must say that for the most part, it still holds up. Part philosophical essay, part buddy road trip story, I found it deeply entertaining and a fun philosophical read (but of course, I also think the same of Plato’s dialogues) and highly recommend it if you enjoy this sort of intellectually stimulating thing. On this Winner Cast I briefly touch on the book and its core thesis in reference to the modern digital age that we now find ourselves thoroughly enmeshed in. Have our values changed since the 1970s or has the controlling paradigm simply tricked us into thinking so? How can we stem the tide of technocracy if we can’t even access its inner workings like that motorcycle Robert rode with his son 50 years ago? I try to tackle these questions and more while being visited by the UPS delivery guy. Enjoy. The Winner Cast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Buy me a coffee! Get my favorite grounding footwear…

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Host: Mike Winner

Topics covered

  • philosophy
  • technology
  • digital age
  • values
  • technocracy

Keywords

  • Zen And The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
  • Robert Pirsig
  • philosophy
  • technology
  • digital age
  • values
  • technocracy

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Books & works: Zen And The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

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