Study hard what interests you the most, in the most undisciplined, irreverent, and original manner possible.
In plain words
Study whatever grips you, in your own messy, unusual way.
Where these words come from
- 87% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Letter to Ms. J. M. Szabados, 30 November 1965, published in Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track (2005)
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