THIS IS WATER! by David Foster Wallace
The Actualization Agent
Why leaders watch it
Wallace on choosing what to pay attention to and how to act with awareness and empathy in routine frustrations.
A short video of David Foster Wallace's 'This Is Water' commencement speech about awareness and choosing how to think. It argues that the most obvious realities are the hardest to see, using the fish-in-water parable.
Takeaways
- Default thinking is self-centered; choose your focus
- Daily routine tests character
- Awareness and empathy are practiced
Topics: Ethics & character, Resilience & wellbeing
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