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‘Leisure is a school of wisdom’
Procellous \proh-SEL-uhs\, adjective: Stormy, as the sea. The plan traced on our chart will lead us through oceans procellous and perilous straits, amid regions where the atmosphere is cheerless and...
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On cat days
When I dance, I dance; when I sleep, I sleep; and when I am walking alone in a beautiful orchard, if my thoughts are sometimes elsewhere, for most of the time I bring them back to the walk, to the...
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On leaving New York City
The time I spent in Scandinavia last month has led me to reflect upon the nature and course of my life. In an attempt to lead a simpler life (see Guidebook to Philosophical Life, Chapter 7: Living...
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Two boo’s for ‘living in order to work’
I Call me puzzled. I can’t help but recall a wealthy man I used to tutor while I was living in New York City. He was an heir to a famous American dynasty and was doubtless so wealthy that none of his...
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‘Meaningful Work’ as the Last Motivator of Overwork
I am deeply concerned about overwork and about the overvaluation of work in Western culture. I have had far too many philosophical conversations with young and old over the years not to be so...
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