As a hopeless lover of both letters and famous advice, I was delighted to discover a letter 20-year-old Hunter S. Thompson — gonzo journalism godfather, pundit of media politics, dark philosopher — penned to his friend Hume Logan in 1958.
Superb Advice on How to Find Your Purpose and Live a Meaningful Life
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Great points….understanding you have choice to follow what interests you instead of “floating” and conforming to what others expect is the starting point. This statement is powerful, if understood…. “it is not necessary to accept the choices handed down to you by life as you know it. There is more to it than that — no one HAS to do something he doesn’t want to do for the rest of his life.”