The only times that I am able to step back and think about more important issues are when I'm traveling. The most interesting work is probably Travels with Samantha . People don't agree on enough fundamentals for progress to be made via writing journal papers.
Progress is made with books.
The most interesting overall is Philip and Alex's Guide to Web Publishing . The most interesting is a complete introductory photography textbook . I have prepared a complete narcissism section with writings about myself.