“”We” GenXers emerge … as a prickly group with an intense work ethic, a mania for effectiveness and efficiency, a hatred of talk and meetings, a pragmatic wish to find out what works, a corresponding impatience with ideology, and a risk-taking and entrepreneurial spirit. …
“…they have finally eschewed academia in favor of writing and consulting; and many have passed on advanced degrees altogether so that they could become entrepreneurs or start new organizations.”
—ZimBlog1
For several years now I have resisted the advice of fellow poets and writers to apply to the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers. Maybe it is the zeitgeist of my generation.
NOTES:
1) Jason Zimba, “Gen Xers and Academia, Revisited,” September 27, 2008, ZimBlog, accessed October 17, 2008, https://gawker.com/5804980/the-writing-about-yourself-trap (page no longer available, web site deactivated)
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