John Williams

This by @jsf is one of the most brilliant, satisfying and necessary pieces of criticism I've read in a while.

If you haven't read this book, do. It's brilliant.

In addition to whatever help it might offer, Four Thousand Weeks is also just good company; it addresses large, even existential, issues with a sense of humor and an even-keeled perspective. I found that reading it―Burkeman might balk at this particular way of describing it―was a good use of my time.