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John Gardner on the Key to Self-Renewal Across Life and the Art of Making Rather Than Finding Meaning
Maria Popovathemarginalian.org
he was who I wanted to be when I grew up. He’s one of the great nonfiction writers of our time, a genius of reportage and the profile, someone who could take any curious whim and turn it into a compelling book.
As I see it then, the formula runs something like this: a man must choose a path which will let his ABILITIES function at maximum efficiency toward the gratification of his DESIRES. In doing this, he is fulfilling a need (giving himself identity by functioning in a set pattern toward a set goal), he avoids frustrating his potential (choosing a path... See more
Hunter S. Thompson • Full text of Hunter S. Thompson's "Ninth Path" Letter
Poetry and Ambition
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