Procrastination gives you something to look forward to. Joan Konner Every time I finish writing a post, I promise myself that next time I’ll get a head start. That, I’ll write the next piece in a couple of days. That, I’ll build up a solid backlog so I’m not sitting here at 8 p.m. on … Read more
I don’t know why we’re here, but I’m pretty sure it’s not to enjoy ourselves. Wittgenstein. I have often heard people say, “You are exactly where you need to be.” They believe that everything happening in our lives—to us, around us—is part of a grand plan of self-discovery and personal growth. It sounds profound. I’ll … Read more
Bernard, one of Virginia Woolf’s fictional characters in The Waves (1931), offers this hauntingly relatable monologue Things have dropped from me. I have outlived certain desires…I am not so gifted as at one time seemed likely. Certain things lie beyond my scope. I shall never understand the harder problems of philosophy. Rome is the limit … Read more