In Praise of Idleness

“fruitful monotony”,

This then is a summary of the Russell Method of Creative Discipline: •Exhaustive research and thought to the point of complete immersion in the subject. •Attaining physical and objective distance from the project, during which further contemplation is undertaken in a state of Active Idleness

Seeing the work or solution as a whole, and reproducing same. •Sober self-criticism and editing after the fact to ensure the creative and intellectual integrity of the project

Wittgenstein

— need to look this person up

Bertrand Russell’s Best & The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell Routledge Classics (2009)

A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell Simon & Schuster (2007)

The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell Liveright (2013)

this imposing volume is the intellectual equivalent of being sexually assaulted by a unicorn: thrilling, terrifying, painful, wondrous, wholly unexpected and guaranteed to keep you awake at night.

— lol