everything i read in october 2024 - personal canon
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the case for reading Flaubert, going to raves, emailing your crush, and losing control
There are many lofty reasons to read—or information, say, or for assistance with the project of self-actualization. But the real reason I read is usually more humble: I need something to do with my time! It’s conventional, now, to talk about time as something we never have enough of. Between work and school and childcare and social obligations, plus the uneasy feeling that we should be working out more, replying to emails more promptly, and somehow making time for our creative pursuits…it seems like there just isn’t enough time. And certainly not enough time to waste. But obviously we are…
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