Tag: Josef Pieper
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17. Distraction, Despair, Social Belonging, and Resentment
This is a mild re-working of something I wrote a few years ago. I don’t want to spend so much time dwelling on the negative, on critique, but, on the other hand, it’s important to be cognizant of the bad news to grasp the significance of the good. Still, expect less diagnosis and critique going…
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Avoiding Acedia in Intellectual Work
I have a small library of notes on things I want to write about, yet feel daunted every time I try. Sometimes I’m tempted to simply say “read ____,” and leave it at that. Resisting that urge today, I’m going to try to write a little about one of the most important of my companion…
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Intersections of Athletics and Virtue
Summer always inspires me to think deeply about ultimate. This year, that’s resulted in reading a lot of military strategy (about which I’ll hopefully have something to say soon) and re-reading Timothy Gallwey’s classic, The Inner Game of Tennis. Inner Game is probably my favorite book on coaching and teaching, and I’ve long attempted (and often failed) to implement…
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