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which essays do you read every 3 months? open to hearing from more than just the OP too
by idbnstra 1mo ago
which essays do you read every 3 months? open to hearing from more than just the OP too
- nomilk 1mo agoThanks for asking (I too am interested to hear others') The Days Are Long but the Decades Are Short for simplification, balance and inspiration: https://blog.samaltman.com/the-days-are-long-but-the-decades-are-short https://blog.samaltman.com/the-days-are-long-but-the-decades... Orwell's Politics and the English Language on the importance of precise use of language: https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/politics-and-the-english-language/ https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwel... Orwell's Why I Write on critical thinking and clear communication: https://www.telelib.com/authors/O/OrwellGeorge/essay/whyiwrite.html https://www.telelib.com/authors/O/OrwellGeorge/essay/whyiwri... Steve Jobs' Stanford Commencement Address (a speech rather than an essay, but worthy of quarterly viewing): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc Oscar Wilde's A Sentimental Journey Through Literature - a disciplined but scathing repost to a critic who takes shots at Wilde's work without understanding nor appreciating it. Timeless, given how much media is poorly substantiated opinion at best, and outright emotional babble at worst: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/14240/14240-h/14240-h.htm#:~:text=A%20SENTIMENTAL%20JOURNEY%20THROUGH%20LITERATURE https://www.gutenberg.org/files/14240/14240-h/14240-h.htm#:~...