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"This Is Water" by David Foster Wallace
This Is Water David Foster Wallace Commencement Speech
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That is real freedom. That is being educated, and understanding how to think. The alternative is unconsciousness, the default setting, the rat race, the constant gnawing sense of having had, and lost, some infinite thing.
What it is, as far as I can see, is the capital-T Truth, with a whole lot of rhetorical niceties stripped away. None of this stuf
... See moreLearning 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.... See more
David Foster Wallace,
Nix 🕊 • carry yourself lightly
Here are some common inquiry questions: Who am I? What am I? How do I live a life free of suffering? What is eternity? What is this that is aware before, during, and after a thought? What is consciousness? Is it possible to be conscious without thought? Where Am I? What is reality? What is true peace? What is the deepest truth of this moment? Who i
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