Blame hedonic adaptation: the tendency for us to get used to things over time. Source: What to Do When You’re Bored With Your Routines One of the things that gnaws at me a little is how much my life has
Wow. I just finished this novel, and it was intense. It hurts to read. It hurts to imagine. And it hurts in moments where it is relatable, despite my culture and privilege differences from the characters. Etaf tells a story
The Trump administration wants to use Facebook and other social media to help identify people who are receiving Social Security disability benefits without being truly disabled. Source: On Disability and on Facebook? Uncle Sam Wants to Watch What You Post
Pushing ourselves to complete a task is the most common pacing mistake most of us make. “The next step is choosing a different action. Sometimes even with awareness, we can think, “I know I’m running out of energy, but I
Yaa Gyasi‘s novel “Homegoing” is a masterfully written historical novel. It begins in Ghana, and tells the story of the progression of two lines of a family tree over eight generations. One branch stays substantially in Ghana with a complex
Not everyone with a chronic or lifelong illness is going to ‘get well soon.’ One woman explains what to say and how to be there for someone living with a chronic illness that might not get better. Source: What to
I just finished my first pass with Layla Saad’s “Me and White Supremacy Workbook.” I say first pass, because this book needs to be worked more than once. At its core, the workbook consists of 28 sets of writing prompts
My first book of the year: The Library Book by Susan Orlean. This book tells the story of the Los Angeles Central Library, with a special focus on the fire that closed it for six years (and a bizarre investigation). Interspersed, are