The Gift of Introversion

INTRODUCTION
Dear Friends,
If you’ve seen my TED talk, you know that I had a grandfather, that my
grandfather had an apartment, and that this apartment was my favorite
place in the world when I was growing up — because it was filled with
his gentle spirit and because it was filled with books.
Of all those books, I remember the ones my grandfather loved best —
the essay collections. He appreciated the discursive, personal,
sustained exploration of a single idea. He especially loved a
British essayist named G.K. Chesterton.
“Oh, Chesterton!” he would exclaim. “Mamele (Yiddish for
“ little mother” — one of his favorite terms of endearment),
his essays are so wonderful, you have no idea.”
I thought of my grandfather and his love of the essay as we put
together this collection of blog posts for you. They’re not worthy
of Chesterton, of course, and they’re not exactly essays (though
that’s a form I plan to experiment with in the months to come),
but they ’re something close to that genre — each a limited yet
directed exploration of a single idea.
I hope you like them; I hope they enhance your life in some modest way;
and I’d love to hear what you think.
Thank you!
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