Posted on Aug 5th, 2009
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Brian
A more striking excerpt from "In Praise of Boredom", a Dartmouth College commencement address, where Joseph Brodsky argues that boredom is a "natural condition of modern life" and should be embraced in order to realize... More »
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Posted on Aug 5th, 2009
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Brian
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of... More »
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Posted on Aug 5th, 2009
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Brian
"Death makes your entire life bullshit. Don’t you see? That’s the problem. The body is going to die, every relation of the body is going to die. You can’t even depend on it continuing for... More »
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