carry yourself lightly
Learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience. Because if you cannot exercise this kind of choice in adult life, you will be totally hosed. Think of the old cli... See more
jamesclear.com • "This Is Water" by David Foster Wallace
learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience.
Farnam Street • This is Water by David Foster Wallace (Full Transcript and Audio)
Wallace thought the way to fight all this was to focus your individual attention—through a sort of iron willpower. “Learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think,” Wallace told Kenyon College graduates in his famous commencement address. “It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what
... See moreDavid Brooks • The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life
Wallace thought the way to fight all this was to focus your individual attention—through a sort of iron willpower. “Learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think,” Wallace told Kenyon College graduates in his famous commencement address. “It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what
... See moreDavid Brooks • The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life
Thinking for yourself means finding yourself, finding your own reality.
JamesClear.com • "Solitude and Leadership"
But if you've really learned how to think, how to pay attention, then you will know you have other options.
This is Water - Alumni Bulletin - Kenyon College
... See moreWriting has taught me to carry myself more lightly. I notice what patterns recur, I notice that I write things down and think I’ll believe them forever and I rarely do. Living lightly means: we have a long long life but it’s also really short and it’s okay to change our minds to live in the fullest, most vibrant way. I see that now we’re playing ou
“Ultimately, the only way to truly be in control of your life is to be in control of your thoughts.”