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On Doing Nothing - J. B. Priestly

ON DOING NOTHING [alert-success] ON DOING NOTHING - J.B. PRIESTLY [/alert-success] [alert-primary] Short Summary [/alert-primary] [btn href="https://www.speedynotes.in/" class="bt" btn] Back [/btn] In 'On Doing Nothing' J.B. Priestley explores the theme of peace of mind. He explains that society as a whole would benefit from taking time out from their everyday work and being lazy for a period. "On Doing Nothing," was one of Priestly's radio talks which was later put together in the book “Open House”. Priestly describes a sunny day in this essay where he and his friend spent a day on a moor which was two thousand feet above sea level. A moor is a large area with not much going on in it. They spent the whole day on their backs in the soft grass. In the moor, there was neither colour nor sound to attract them. All they did was smoking, eating, and drinking from the cool spring water. They did not exchange any thought. They didn't ma...

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Don't Quit - Edgar Allan Guest [alert-success] Don't Quit [/alert-success] [alert-primary] Super Short Summary [/alert-primary] [btn href="https://www.speedynotes.in/2024/05/dont-quit-edgar-allan-guest.html" class="bt" btn] Back [/btn] "Don't Quit" is a famous poem by Edgar A. Guest. He is an American poet known for his inspirational and motivational verses. The poem, "Don't Quit" encourages perseverance and resilience in the face of challenges, urging us not to give up when faced with adversity. The poem is composed of four quatrains, each consisting of alternating rhyming lines. It revolves around themes of perseverance, resilience, and determination. It underscores the importance of staying steadfast in the face of adversity and not succumbing to despair or giving up when confronted with challenges. The poem begins with an invitation to not to give up when...

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