Sunday, October 31, 2010

David Foster Wallace on Life and Work

"Adapted from a commencement speech given by David Foster Wallace to the 2005 graduating class at Kenyon College. Mr. Wallace, 46, died last Friday, after apparently committing suicide." If you are a little lost post-college and wondering what life looks like 20 years down the road, this is a poignant speech of some of the dangers to avoid. Read the speech in the WSJ.

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .