The Right Book at the Right Time

Some books must come into your life at the right moment because you can outgrow them, and others only open up years later. The book hasn't changed; you have.

Where it appears 1

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  the antidote to madnessEp 2 · with Grant Shipway

  Listen at 17:09Read it in the transcript

Connections

References

• On the Road
• The Sun Also Rises

Explored through

• It's hard to build a philosophy on hitchhiking. The book hasn't changed, I've changed. It's still a good book, it's just not a good book for me anymore.Grant Shipway · Ep 2 · 17:58
• A book can be good but not for you nowTamir Barzilai · Ep 2 · 21:11

  Judge a book's quality apart from its appeal to you at this moment: the same book can be bad for you today and good in 20 years.

• Revisit the books of your youthGrant Shipway · Ep 2 · 17:09

  Go back to books you loved or disliked when young, to see how you've changed and catch what you missed.