Thursday, June 11, 2015

Don’t Trust Anyone Under 500: Dale Davidson’s Unconventional Advice for Graduates

Below are a few quotes from a nice article on building a meaningful life after graduation beyond what modern catch phrases and pop writers propose. 

Interestingly, Haruki Murakami, a very famous Japanese writer, suggests in one of his books that you only read books over 30 years old. While not as extreme as the 500 year old cutoff this article recommends, the idea of biasing who you take advice from to older sources is the same.

Don’t Trust Anyone Under 500: Dale Davidson’s Unconventional Advice for Graduates - Study Hacks - Cal Newport
Modern advice tells us to pursue accomplishments. 
Ancient wisdom tells us to live virtuously. 
Modern advice tells us to enlarge the self. 
Ancient wisdom tells us diminish the self for others. 
Modern advice encourages us to achieve work-life balance. 
Ancient wisdom tells us to work hard at building a life.

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