This Is Water by David Foster Wallace Full Speech

Why it was recommended

I highly recommend a 23 minute investment in David Foster Wallace's

Strong recommendationjimwhite · Original2020-06

What it covers

David Foster Wallace's 2005 commencement speech at Kenyon College, about the default settings of the mind, choosing what to pay attention to, and what we end up worshipping. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Joe Mita

Length

22 min 44 sec

Year

2013

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