Walden — what do we need?
A way into Thoreau’s writing, to question the space our needs occupy.
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This demonstration reading note offers a question rather than an exhaustive summary of Walden. It invites us to notice how we define what is necessary.
A question to keep close
Which object, habit or obligation takes up more space in my life than I would like? The question offers no recipe. It opens a conversation with a text and with our own circumstances.
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