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Rob Walker: It Hurts to Be Present

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CHAPTER

The Productivity Driven Culture of Capitalism

In your book, you write about the artist Robert Irwin. You say he once spent eight months in Spain producing nothing. And I feel like in this kind of busyness driven culture that we live in now, this productivity driven culture, this kind of languishing sounds almost unimaginable or even unforgivable. What seems totally unproductive now could lead to an unexpected payoff over time, which makes it roundabout way if it makes you feel better productive.

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