Enjoyed this, thanks. I briefly came across something about the Strother School for Attention in Brookyln earlier this year, starting to connect some dots...I believe in the cause. Nice moment about the silent car ride to stick the landing
Glad you enjoyed it, Will. It's funny, I'm still not clear on the connection with the Strother School for Attention. I think it's something Matthew must have been involved in before moving up to Catskill, but which still exists separately from the Matthew Strother Center.
Thank you, Melba. To be honest, I'm fairly sure I borrowed that phrase from somewhere, although I can't place it. I think Jenny Odell may have used it in How To Do Nothing (which I quoted in this piece), but I wasn't able to find it when I went looking.
Thanks for this essay and the pointers to other moments in the conversation. You might also be interested in Peter Slotetdijk’s book You Must Change Your Life, which has—among a bevy of other topics— a longish reading of Rilke’s poem, in the context of thinking about practices of various sorts.
It's funny--when I first saw that phrase on the tote bag, I immediately thought of the Sloterdijk book (which I have yet to read). It took some time before I remembered that its title comes from the Rilke poem.
Thank you so much for sharing this, Patrick. I loved reading it and I've been unable to stop thinking about the issues you raise in the post. Big fan of everything you write 😁
Really appreciate the encouragement, Erik. As a writer, you know: this stuff takes a lot of unseen time and effort to pull together. Glad you enjoyed it.
Enjoyed this, thanks. I briefly came across something about the Strother School for Attention in Brookyln earlier this year, starting to connect some dots...I believe in the cause. Nice moment about the silent car ride to stick the landing
Glad you enjoyed it, Will. It's funny, I'm still not clear on the connection with the Strother School for Attention. I think it's something Matthew must have been involved in before moving up to Catskill, but which still exists separately from the Matthew Strother Center.
Got it, so they're separate! I wasn't sure
'Refugees from the land of usefulness', what a great phrase. I enjoyed this piece.
Thank you, Melba. To be honest, I'm fairly sure I borrowed that phrase from somewhere, although I can't place it. I think Jenny Odell may have used it in How To Do Nothing (which I quoted in this piece), but I wasn't able to find it when I went looking.
Thanks for this essay and the pointers to other moments in the conversation. You might also be interested in Peter Slotetdijk’s book You Must Change Your Life, which has—among a bevy of other topics— a longish reading of Rilke’s poem, in the context of thinking about practices of various sorts.
It's funny--when I first saw that phrase on the tote bag, I immediately thought of the Sloterdijk book (which I have yet to read). It took some time before I remembered that its title comes from the Rilke poem.
Thank you so much for sharing this, Patrick. I loved reading it and I've been unable to stop thinking about the issues you raise in the post. Big fan of everything you write 😁
Thanks for reading, Bhuvan! Glad it's resonating with you!
Talk about a nice thoughtful long form essay this is great. I need to get back to doing this.
Really appreciate the encouragement, Erik. As a writer, you know: this stuff takes a lot of unseen time and effort to pull together. Glad you enjoyed it.