In this era where millennials think everything they do needs to be captured for posterity, where the proliferation of fake news seems to crowd out legitimate reporting, we need to celebrate those people and organizations that systemically, diligently, studiously (there are probably 20 more “ly” relevant adverbs) apply themselves to their profession and turn out world-class content. In the world of academic editing, I can think of no other organization than the Mark Twain Project Online (www.marktwainproject.org). Led for years by Robert Hirst, they are singularly focused on the writings, letters, and life of Mark Twain (IMHO America’s greatest writer).
Month: December 2016
Self-Improvement Podcasts
I ran across an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled “The best podcasts for self-improvement.”
I find it (frankly) a bit fascinating that our culture continues this quest for self-improvement when a fair part of the planet still doesn’t have clean water or food.
Do the people of well-off European and Asian countries have this level of anxiety such that these self-help podcasts or books are in equal demand? That would probably take some real research, which would take me from casual observer to social scientist.
But I wonder if the planet’s push toward meeting everyone’s physical needs (food, water, shelter) will simply push us to worrying about mental/spiritual needs as opposed to physical needs? Maybe we will always need to worry about something?
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