John Dickersons Navel Gazing: The Meaning Behind All This Navel Gazing
In this week\u2019s essay, John discusses instinct versus obligation, his daughter\u2019s wit, how he has changed since episode one, and more.\n\xa0\nNotebook Entries:\nNotebook 58, page 10. September 16, 2021\n\u201cYou don\u2019t measure your life the way you measure your writing.\u201d - Nan\n\nNotebook 75, page 46-47. September 2021\nWhen your dog dies and son goes to college and you are confronted with your life\u2019s work it all boils down to one alarm: the clock is ticking. If a scream is better than a thesis, I was hearing some kind of scream, but what was the thesis?\n\nReferences:\nEverything Is Copy \u2013 HBODocs\xa0\n\xa0The Power of Regret \u2013 Daniel Pink\n\nThe Mezzanine \u2013 Nicholson Baker\xa0\n\u201cThe Creative Process\u201d \u2013 James Baldwin\nSlouching Towards Bethlehem \u2013 Joan Didion\n\u201cThree Paths Toward the Meaning of Life\u201d - Arthur Brooks for The Atlantic\n\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth.\nEmail us at navelgazingpodcast@gmail.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices