Word: lifework
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Dates: during 1925-1925
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...numbers of the neat obituaries in the morgue of the Daily News, as in those of every other existing paper, occurs the phrase "His work was his recreation." It was true of Lawson. When he was in Europe a few years ago, a man 'of over 70, with his lifework behind him, he cabled daily 3,000 words of detailed comment and instruction to the News? received from that journals executives 5,000 words of questions and reports. His wife asked him to learn golf. He tried it, gave it up, said...
...should learn to draw; and he may to advantage begin the study of mathematics. The preparation that he needs rarely amounts to more than five or six courses, consisting of subjects that may well be included in any well-rounded plan for a general education, whatever one's lifework is to be; and the number of these subjects is so small as to permit the student to concentrate in any field that may interest...
...plan for concentration and distribution. He should by all means concentrate in the field that most interests him; and because his life work is to be in science it would seem wise for him to choose a field that is not in the direct line of preparation for his lifework, such as arts, letters, history or philosophy. If he has no sufficiently keen interest outside of science, it would in general be better to utilize his concentration to prepare for his professional studies which he can do in a variety of ways. He can then use his other courses...