Gratitude
by Oliver Sacks · first published 2001
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"In July 2013, Oliver Sacks turned eighty and wrote [a] ... piece in The New York Times about the prospect of old age and the freedom he envisioned for himself in binding together the thoughts and feelings of a lifetime. Eighteen months later, he was given a diagnosis of terminal cancer--which he announced publically in another piece in The New York Times. Gratitude is Sacks's meditation on why life [continued] to enthrall him even as he [faced] the all-too-close presence of his own death, and how to live out the months that [remained] in the richest and deepest way possible"--
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…much worse than a startup or relationship failure - these books kept me going: - The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday - Mastery by Robert Greene - Courage Under Fire by James B Stockdale - Gratitude by Oliver Sacks - Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
on “Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity?” ↗It's mentioned at the end of the article. > Oliver Sacks, who died in 2015, was the author of many books, including “Musicophilia,” “Gratitude,” and “The River of Consciousness.” A final collection of his essays, “Everything in Its Place,” will be published in April.
on “The Machine Stops” ↗Ah I've only recently discovered Oliver Sacks and have just picked up his Letters and Gratitude [1, 2] from the local library! Marginalian also has a great exploration of his letters as well [3]: > I think “the meaning of life” is something we have to formulate for ourselves, we have to determine…
on “Tumult and Sympathy – The Letters of Oliver Sacks” ↗