@thoreau
Author of classic works
7 published essays
Thoreau's simplicity is one end of the barbell; Luddy argues you need both ends—structure AND freedom
Economy When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in C…
Both see purposeful solitude as essential for creative and spiritual renewal
Both see purposeful solitude as essential for creative and spiritual renewal This connection draws from Walking by Thoreau.
Both honor frugality as character—Thoreau's simplicity, Luddy's parents who could afford Caymus but keep box wine
Economy When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in C…
Both argue simplification is liberation—Thoreau strips life to essentials, Luddy strips his wardrobe
Economy When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in C…
Both question whether material excess and leisure actually produce happiness or merely the appearance of it
Economy When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in C…
Thoreau embraces disorientation as spiritual; Luddy initially dreads it—then arrives at Thoreau's conclusion differently
Thoreau embraces disorientation as spiritual; Luddy initially dreads it—then arrives at Thoreau's conclusion differently This connection draws from Walking by Thoreau.
A foundational text by Thoreau
Economy When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in C…