David Foster Wallace
大卫·福斯特·华莱士
美国著名作家，擅长写小说、短篇故事
作品：《无尽的玩笑》、《忘却》
It is extremely difficult to stay alert and attentive, instead of getting hypnotized by the constantmonologue inside your own head (may be happening right now).
一个人想要时刻保持机敏、专注；不论何时都不自满于已有（或正在形成的）定见，这是非常困难的。
Twenty years aftermy own graduation, I have come gradually to understand that the liberal artscliché about teaching you how to think is actually shorthand for a much deeper, more serious idea: learning how to think really means learning how to exercisesome control over how and what you think.
我毕业后用了20年，才逐渐明白，人文学科教你“如何思考”的老生常谈，事实上是对更深层次、更严肃思想的一种简括——学会如何思考，就意味你要学着练习、控制思考方式和内容。
凯尼恩学院 2005年毕业典礼
