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Hurry, the Early Bird, and the Earlier Worm - Chesterton on Modern Journalism

Hurry, the Early Bird, and the Earlier Worm - Chesterton on Modern Journalism

Update: 2025-10-21
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Joe talks about the hurry and haste of modern life, especially modern journalism, with some insights from G.K. Chesterton - and a couple cardiologists! What is "hurry sickness"? How can we resist the pressure to rush to judgment? What does it mean to be "Type A"? And why does Chesterton extol the benefits of sleeping in and being late to breakfast? Find out today! #chesterton #gkchesterton #journalism #hurry #hurrysickness

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Essays mentioned in this episode:

"The Hastiness of Modern Journalism" by G.K. Chesterton: https://library.chesterton.org/the-hastiness-of-modern-journalism-68950/

"Type A behavior pattern: some of its pathophysiological components" by Meyer Friedman, MD: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1807381/

"Rendering to God" by Dr. Jacob Imam: https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2025/09/rendering-god-jacob-imam.html

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Hurry, the Early Bird, and the Earlier Worm - Chesterton on Modern Journalism

Hurry, the Early Bird, and the Earlier Worm - Chesterton on Modern Journalism

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