I’m on bed rest and reading a novel by one Joel Decker purely for entertainment. The book does contain interesting insights, though. See this one:
We live in a society of defeated office workers, and to get ourselves out of this fix, we must fight – against ourselves and against the whole world. Freedom is a constant battle of which we are barely even aware.
This character is speaking about being a writer but isn’t this the greatest allure of academia, as well?
This character is speaking about being a writer but isn’t this the greatest allure of academia, as well?
It is indeed! At least one of the greatest.
There is also the allure of feeling that one is helping, in some small way, the healthy development of the future of the culture, one student at a time. I often describe my teaching as: “Sharing the wisdom of the ages with the eager minds of youth.”
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“There is also the allure of feeling that one is helping, in some small way, the healthy development of the future of the culture, one student at a time.”is to share beauty. 🙂
Yes. I agree. I love that my profession allows me to participate in cultural engagement and production. 🙂
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Yes. It’s the freedom and flexibility of academia that I love more than anything. . I love that I have days where I can work from home or a coffee shop. I love that there are 22 weeks a year where I have complete freedom. I can feel trapped and bored really quickly. I don’t know what type of profession would have suited for me if academia didn’t exist!
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I’m going to start a new book. It will have autobiographical elements and philosophical elements and dream sequences.
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