Walking
by Henry David Thoreau
The essay on sauntering: four hours a day in the woods, the West as wildness, 'in Wildness is the preservation of the World'. Thoreau's most joyful short piece.
Read it if…
you want a short case for walking and wildness.
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Skip it if…
you want argument; it is rhapsody.
Try instead: Song of Myself →
Three things you will actually use
- Walk daily, without destination.
- Wildness preserves.
- Think with your feet.
Do this first
Read it; then walk.
Our verdict
Saunter.
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