Other people’s greatness.
The author reflects on the endless desire for self-improvement and the tension between admiring many different forms of human greatness while recognizing that no one person can embody them all at once. Topics include admiration for figures such as David Lynch, George Orwell and W. H. Auden, reflecti...
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