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Zoë
The death of the public intellectual
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Escapism, The Modern Tool of Choice
The desire to escape from reality is more prevalent than ever.
Whether it’s through our smartphones, computers or TV’s, which provide us with various forms of entertainment, escapism has become an omnipresent part of our daily lives.... See more
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You can’t choose to be mysterious just by withholding facts about yourself. Mystery is a byproduct of depth, and depth is built slowly through what you feed your mind and notice in the world. It’s not about saying something impressive, it’s about becoming someone worth listening to, even in silence.
how to become gently interesting
the most popular way to quell this unsettling sense of not-at-home-ness is by trying to make ourselves at home in the world, even if that looks like mostly distracting ourselves from the unsettling fact of our alienation.
