Colin Percival personal blog
On the Use of a Life
First, to dispense with the philosophical argument: Yes, this is my life, and yes, I'm free to use — or waste — it however I please; but I don't think there's anything wrong with asking if this is how my time could be best spent. That applies doubly if the question is not merely about the choices I made but is rather…
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Life, Learning & WritingSociety, Policy & Culture2020
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| Sep 20, 2020 | On the Use of a Life by cperciva | 1,275 | 265 |
| Jul 4, 2022 | On the use of a life (2020) by metadat | 422 | 124 |
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- cperciva · Oct 31, 2026
- recov · Jul 27, 2023
- kretaceous · Nov 24, 2022
- lambdatronics · Dec 30, 2021
- cperciva · Sep 20, 2020
