Rachel Kushner: Look at everything. Especially when the prevailing attitude is to look away.

Concrete career plans require focus, and focus involves certain kinds of blinders. If this is not you, if you instead choose a creative life, there’s another path.

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By Rachel Kushner | For The New York Times

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