I've been reading Tom Hodgkinson's How To Be Free, and I was delighted to find that he makes reference to The Revolution Of Everyday Life alongside a simplified overview of Existentialism - "Life is absurd, life is about nothingness, all is vanity, so create your own life", being the gist. "Commit to nothing, try everything and above all be original." Mr Hodgkinson does place a little more reliance on growing his own vegetables and playing the ukulele than I would ideally have in my pursuit of self-determination, but otherwise I'd recommend anyone feeling oppressed by contemporary life to read this book. I'm hovering over that resignation letter...first one must "find your gift" then re-engage with society and the self...
A good observation on music in there too, "Music gets you into yourself and is the opposite of distraction."
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