Sleepless Nights is one of those books that’s so good I can hardly stand it.
Your loser theory has a great deal in common with the Discordian-slash-GenX theory of “slack,” but I prefer your emphasis on excellence. I’ve been following a loser strategy my whole life, and I’m pretty darn content at this point.
Incidentally there *is* a plumber here on Substack who writes really good essays. I think he may have joined after you wrote this.
Oh, but at the end of Revolutionary Road, only one of them "loses" with any sort of grace--Shep, who doesn't hate every single thing around him. Although perhaps I'm being too judgmental about who is the "winner" of the book in the first place.
Sleepless Nights is one of those books that’s so good I can hardly stand it.
Your loser theory has a great deal in common with the Discordian-slash-GenX theory of “slack,” but I prefer your emphasis on excellence. I’ve been following a loser strategy my whole life, and I’m pretty darn content at this point.
Incidentally there *is* a plumber here on Substack who writes really good essays. I think he may have joined after you wrote this.
a gloss https://thomasbrown.substack.com/p/can-you-forgive-her-for-loving-her
Oh, but at the end of Revolutionary Road, only one of them "loses" with any sort of grace--Shep, who doesn't hate every single thing around him. Although perhaps I'm being too judgmental about who is the "winner" of the book in the first place.