The central idea of this book, as revealed in this insightful review, resonates among some of the best writers I've read. She mentions Thoreau, who was quite in favor of getting lost as a way of finding yourself. And Jose Ortega y Gassett wrote this in revolt of the masses: The man with the clear head is the man who frees himself from those fantastic "ideas" and looks life in the face, realises that everything in it is problematic, and feels himself lost. As this is the simple truth- that to live is to feel oneself lost- he who accepts it …
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