Your Mind is an Excellent Servant, but a Terrible Master | David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an American writer and university professor in the disciplines of English and creative writing. This speech is from his graduation address at Kenyon College in 2005. The most profound ideas are the most difficult to articulate because they express thoughts... read more
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