Dissipation now term starts again. Endless administrative tasks distract me from work. How to regain the focus I had over the last few days? The intensity? I speak to W. on the phone, and we agree we are not proper philosophers. So we make a pact: 1) to read for two hours day – starting from the beginning of a book and working patiently to the end and 2) to write for one hour a day in a manner that is concentrated, cumulative, risk-taking. This will have to be done in the evening, as there are too many things to get on with at work. W. says we have to read the books in the original language as well, which is a pain. He also says note-taking doesn’t count as real work. W. is cruel.
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