Oku PDF Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual
Life
By Zena Hitz
An invitation to readers from every walk of life to rediscover the impractical
splendors of a life of learningIn an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in
which almost everything and everybody is judged by its usefulness, where can we
turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? While
many forms of leisure meet these needs, Zena Hitz writes, few experiences are so
fulfilling as the inner life, whether that of a bookworm, an amateur astronomer, a
birdwatcher, or someone who takes a deep interest in one of countless other
subjects. Drawing on inspiring examples, from Socrates and Augustine to Malcolm X
and Elena Ferrante, and from films to Hitz's own experiences as someone who walked
away from elite university life in search of greater fulfillment, Lost in Thought is a
passionate and timely reminder that a rich life is a life rich in thought.Today, when
even the humanities are often defended only for their economic or political
usefulness, Hitz
