Kevin Gary

Philosopher of education with a keen interest in literature, spirituality, and theology.

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My son's new blog :).

Why I care so much https://t.co/OyDDp1W2t0 via @gabrielfgary

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This is a phenomenal book on teaching!! https://t.co/8y14C0C0Ym

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New essay on beauty and teaching in The Raised Hand
https://t.co/AbyGC5SIhC

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Happy to report that my talk, "Why You Shouldn't Trust Boredom," launched yesterday on https://t.co/XKNm3yxlV0's main site:
https://t.co/RtynPCHsfP

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Great conversation with Brett McKay on the Art of Manliness podcast: https://t.co/rlPk0CuZjx

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So grateful for this generous review by Elizabeth Corey: https://t.co/tWFBE57oBN

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This a deeply perceptive essay on the spiritual disease of acedia, in itself and as handled in thought and deed in Walker Percy’s life, by @jreimr

https://t.co/Nw94dKpUgj

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@SpencerKlavan Thank you. Highlight of my day listening to this. Love his dog just sitting quietly on the side.

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Great conversation with Sally Hicks featured in Duke Divinity's Faith and Leadership newsletter: https://t.co/gSH3a582ah

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Great conversation with Evan Rosa and Drew Collins of Yale's Center for Faith and Culture on boredom and finding meaningful forms of leisure: https://t.co/Yr0QbmGZAy

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Very good read: Transform Thyself!
The promises and pitfalls of a new educational mantra.
https://t.co/0pUoLDkMv1

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Ted-X Talk on Boredom: https://t.co/D7bYVg4HOY

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Wonderful time at PES@Philosophyofed!! So grateful to catch up with so many great folks: Amy, AJ, Barb, Bruce, Clarence, Chris, Cris, Dini, Emily, Jessica, Larry, Jeff, Jon, Mordechai, Natasha, Paul, Rene, Ron, Ryan, Sasha, Sam, Sarah, Sheron, Stanton, Vik, and many more.

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Gave a book talk this past weekend at the Pascal Christian Study Center at the University of Illinois. An amazing group of thoughtful intellectuals across multiple disciplines.
https://t.co/YUl1hmd5PB

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"The world comes at me with its busyness..." lamented Mary Oliver, encapsulating a need to step aside. To exist without striving.

https://t.co/FDxVjl2twK

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"In other words, I miss what it feels like to not be overstimulated or provoked or moved to outrage, which we are constantly prompted to be. There is not much our society won’t ingest these days.:
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@apbenven This is brilliant!

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"Instead of avoidance, resignation, or the quest for a chimerical authenticity, an optimal response to boredom may be simpler than we have become conditioned to see."

Kevin Gary on boredom.

https://t.co/seDz0AgYHB

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"Instead of avoidance, resignation, or the quest for a chimerical authenticity, an optimal response to boredom may be simpler than we have become conditioned to see."

Kevin Gary on boredom.

https://t.co/F1gc7w03Jn

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Dear Friends, I am happy to share my new essay on boredom that just came out in Comment Magazine, "To the Bored All Things Are Boring."

https://t.co/POySTGaXYl