Cf. William Deresiewicz's address to the cadets of West Point in 2009 (https://theamericanscholar.org/solitude-and-leadership/ https://theamericanscholar.org/so

Cf. William Deresiewicz's address to the cadets of West Point in 2009 (https://theamericanscholar.org/solitude-and-leadership/ https://theamericanscholar.org/solitude-and-leadership/). I think the most surprising insight is his commentary on Heart of Darkness as a novel about bureaucracy -- it's worth a read.