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What's your special interest/escape from the quagmire.

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I'm stressed, it's end of term, and I've got so many job applications on my desk I can't breathe. So, I'm looking for a distraction as I repeat the silly mantra: Work does not exist. Work is a lie. The only thing matters is BatmanBatmanBatmanBatman—

My special interests are: animals, Batman, and dinosaurs. Can you get any more cliché? However unfortunate, I'm a firm believer in special interests pick you, you don't pick them, and I've truly been picked by every stereotype.

What are your special interests? Let me know so I can hide from responsibilities.

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  • I have a lot of special interests, but one of them is reading Nietzsche after a long day at work and reflecting on what it truly means to live authentically in a world shaped by external values , and how much of my life is unconsciously affected by those very forces. As Nietzsche wrote, 'He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.' It makes me question whether the 'why' I’m living by is truly mine, or inherited from the world around me.

  • in reply to Anakin
    Anakin said:
    'He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.'

    My favourite philosopher is Aristotle, whose opinion about the importance of having a purpose in life is similar to Nietzsche's.

    Which of Nietzsche's books you enjoyed the most?

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