David Pennington
@dtpennington
I write stuff. I’d like to write more stuff. Currently: reclaiming my brain.
David Pennington
dtpennington.com
“appstinence”
Gabriela Nguyen • Gen Z, Social Media is Optional
National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • National Bestseller • A brilliantly conceived and illuminating reconsideration of a key period in the life of Ernest Hemingway that will forever change the way he is perceived and understood.
Hemingway's Boat: Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost
It’s ok to wait, and it’s definitely ok to de-wheel from the hamsterism of today’s productivity theatre. In fact, you might need to if you really want to dream up a monster story.
Kristin Posehn • Mary Shelley (and a bit of Steve Jobs)—On the Art of Creative Waiting
“We do not obtain the most precious gifts by going in search of them,” she insisted, “but by waiting for them.”3
L. M. Sacasas • If Your World Is Not Enchanted, You're Not Paying Attention
This idea is nothing new and ever more relevant in our age of digital detoxes and celebrities who are famous for being famous. We know what we want, we have made that choice, and the only chance for improvement is a gritty dedication to your discipline.
Entertained to the Death of It – D.T. Pennington
Our photographs are not memories; they are advertisements, billboards for a life we are too preoccupied to live.
M. E. Rothwell • All Hail the Cloud
- He would identify the topic he wanted to focus on for the next season of life. He would usually be weighing what he planned to do during this time, like teaching a seminar, writing articles, attending conferences, etc.
- He would then revisit key papers and ideas from that topic as a way of refreshing his mind.
- Then, he would begin in earnest. This
