Summary

The document is a transcript of a speech given by David Foster Wallace titled \"This is Water\". In the speech, Wallace discusses the importance of choosing what to think about and how to construct meaning from experiences. He argues that a liberal arts education is not about filling one with knowledge, but rather about teaching how to exercise control over one's thoughts and what to pay attention to. He encourages listeners to be conscious and aware enough to choose what has meaning and what to worship, and not to be a slave to their natural default settings.