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I'm not the guy you're asking, but I've spent some time 'in solitude' studying without an academic institution. I'd read philosophy books whenever I have down t
by rublev 10y ago
I'm not the guy you're asking, but I've spent some time 'in solitude' studying without an academic institution. I'd read philosophy books whenever I have down time. Consciously replacing entertainment with books works as well.
Philosophy to me is less about studying philosophy itself as a topic but encountering different people's various personal philosophies about things. Kierkegaard's "The Present Age" and Glenn Gould's perspective on anxiety helped me a lot.
- arghimonmobile 10y agoI like Gould's music, but didn't know about his writing. Perhaps you could provide a pointer or two for an anxious fellow? :)
- rublev 10y ago[0] "Anxiety gives way to pleasure and a passion for creative work for which the only condition is solitude." [1] "I do feel quite convinced that one's creativity is enhanced primarily by the more-or-less single-minded pursuit and development of one's own resources without reference to the trends, tastes, fashions, etc. of the world outside." [0] Glenn Gould - Selected Letters, page xx. [1] Glenn Gould - Selected Letters, page xxii.