The article I posted below bought to mind a quote from “Popper” a beautiful book about the brilliant philosopher Sir Karl Popper by Bryan Magee. The importance of connecting to the work we do, to finding the problems that really interest us…
A consequence of always proceeding from problems which really are problems – problems which one actually has, and has grappled with – is, for oneself, that one will be existentially committed to one’s work; and for the work itself, that it will have what Existentialists call ‘authenticity’. It will be not only an intellectual interest but an emotional involvement, the meeting of a felt human need.
Another consequence will be an unconcern for the conventional distinctions between subjects: all that matter is that one should have an interesting problem and be genuinely trying to solve it.
