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In this week’s essay, John discusses instinct versus obligation, his daughter’s wit, how he has changed since episode one, and more.
Notebook Entries:
Notebook 58, page 10. September 16, 2021
“You don’t measure your life the way you measure your writing.” - Nan
Notebook 75, page 46-47. September 2021
When your dog dies and son goes to college and you are confronted with your life’s work it all boils down to one alarm: the clock is ticking. If a scream is better than a thesis, I was hearing some kind of scream, but what was the thesis?
References:
Everything Is Copy – HBODocs
The Power of Regret – Daniel Pink
The Mezzanine – Nicholson Baker
“The Creative Process” – James Baldwin
Slouching Towards Bethlehem – Joan Didion
“Three Paths Toward the Meaning of Life” - Arthur Brooks for The Atlantic
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth.
Email us at [email protected]
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In this week’s essay, John discusses instinct versus obligation, his daughter’s wit, how he has changed since episode one, and more.
Notebook Entries:
Notebook 58, page 10. September 16, 2021
“You don’t measure your life the way you measure your writing.” - Nan
Notebook 75, page 46-47. September 2021
When your dog dies and son goes to college and you are confronted with your life’s work it all boils down to one alarm: the clock is ticking. If a scream is better than a thesis, I was hearing some kind of scream, but what was the thesis?
References:
Everything Is Copy – HBODocs
The Power of Regret – Daniel Pink
The Mezzanine – Nicholson Baker
“The Creative Process” – James Baldwin
Slouching Towards Bethlehem – Joan Didion
“Three Paths Toward the Meaning of Life” - Arthur Brooks for The Atlantic
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth.
Email us at [email protected]
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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