Author: Andrew Taggart
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Purpose And Meaning Are Very Different Things; Or, Don’t Be A Functional Nihilist
Typically, purpose and meaning are spoken of as if they were synonyms. They’re not; they’re actually quite different (even if it is possible to have purpose and meaning). I define purpose as directing myself at something in a way that channels all or most of my energy so that said energy is actually directing at that that thing.…
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The Philosopher Who Says Meaningful Work Is an Illusion
Here’s my interview with Ethical Systems. The beginning: You say that many people who wish to philosophize with you are “estranged professionals.” What are the sorts of problems they typically face, and how do you tend to address them? I would put the matter this way. Let’s say that it’s 2017, or sometime after that,…
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Conversation With Andrew Taggart on Total Work, Leisure Amid A Crisis & The Meaning Crisis
Paul Millerd helpfully included show notes on YouTube. Listen to (a) 7:15 to 15:40 and (b) 45:40 to the end.
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My Latest Medium Piece: Find Your Sweetness In The Time Of COVID-19!
The essay begins: Don’t “find your bliss!” if “finding your bliss” continues, mistakenly to be sure, to lead you to hunt for that chimera, Meaningful Work. The good news is that you don’t have to worry about finding meaningful work because meaningful work doesn’t exist. The bad new is that you’ve been looking for years or deluding yourself into…
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Empathizing With The Dirt: The Painfulness Of The Fear Of Death–A Conversation With Buster Benson
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