Self-Help
A cultural history and philosophy of 'seize the day' examining its hijacking by consumerism, efficiency culture, and digital distraction while exploring ways to reclaim it for meaningful.
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A cultural history and philosophy of 'seize the day' examining its hijacking by consumerism, efficiency culture, and digital distraction while exploring ways to reclaim it for meaningful.
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Austrailian author Roman Krznaric takes up Roman poet Horace's call to "seize the day" and explores its meaning for today's digitized, overly planned, efficiency-oriented world. From his perspective, the importance of carpe diem is the reality, ...
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Discusses consumerism, digital distraction, and political applications of carpe diem
Self-harm / suicide
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