From the Norwegian explorer, a stunning meditation on the power of silence and how to shut out the world. Extract from Silence in the Age of Noise by Erling Kagge ( The Guardian , Sept. 2017). On Silence in the Age of Noise by Erling Kagge ( Gnorb blog, trying to live a life less ignorant). Of Kagge and Cage: On Silence ( Gnorb blog, trying to live a life less ignorant). The Guardian : Tracy Chevalier on the power of silence . When Tracy Chevalier encountered communal silence at a Quaker meeting, she knew she had to build it into a novel. The sound of silence: is cutting out noise the answer to a stress-free life? ( The Guardian). If you’d like to hear the interview to this amazing explorer, just click on Radio 3 a la carta (RNE podcasts) and listen to the programme “Hoy empieza todo (Marta Echevarría)” on Friday 9 th November 2018. The interview is both in English and Spanish, ( honing mediation skills ). The Priory Podcast - Ep