It is management of priorities, and thus of self. I told you so, I told you so, I told you so. From the article: What matters now? (People change in time, so it’s natural that priorities change in time, as well. Make sure you’re not acting on yesteryear’s priorities just because you had them last … More I told you it was not time management
I am trying hard to clear my workspace. It always looks neat but that is deceptive since the files and books are not fully organized; part of my block involves not knowing where things are, or not having them at hand. The current revolution has been enabled by my purchase of a new bookcase. I … More The notes, the notes
This is a podcast I like, and it is right on topic for me. Axé.
Another of the 1992 photocopies I am recycling is a famous article by Cornelius Castoriadis: The Retreat from Autonomy: Post-Modernism as Generalized Conformism. I had it, of course, because there was no Internet; it is a left critique of postmodernism and Castoriadis has, in general, a great deal to say about subjectivity, the formation of … More Cornelius Castoriadis
1/ In the 80s, I was always very taken with Said because he would talk about things my Comparative Literature program would not. I liked the articles “Third World Intellectuals and Metropolitan Culture”, “Travelling Theory,” and other things in Raritan; I liked things in Salmagundi. I should think about this, the fact that these photocopies … More Third world intellectuals and metropolitan culture, et des idées
This is not the kind of goals list that is recommended. One is supposed to have writing or creative goals isolated, but that presupposes that things in the background, are in the background. I have lived like that, too. But my list of goals has to do with looking beyond what is absolutely necessary on … More What I will do
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