How to Grow Up: Nick Cave’s Life-Advice to a 13-Year-Old
The Marginalian • 2/13/2026
Summary
Nick Cave offers life advice to a 13-year-old, emphasizing the importance of filling oneself with the beautiful aspects of the world. He encourages regular experiences of amazement, astonishment, and awe, suggesting that these feelings should become habitual and a state of being.
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