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Tag: Books

Why you might choose what is “good enough”

When I graduated from college and was desperately trying to figure out what to do with my life, I turned … More

Barry Schwartz, Books, Decision Fatigue, Decisions, Maximizer, Opportunity Costs, Satisficer, The Paradox of Choice

“Invictus” by William Ernest Henley

I was reminded of this poem after listening to Oprah being amazing on her podcast today. The final couplet, “I … More

Books, Inspiration, Invictus, Poems, poetry

Some thoughts on Grit.

This week, as I’ve been thinking through some of what interests me about this Ted Radio Hour podcast on math,  I … More

Angela Duckworth, Books, Grit, Hard Thing Rule, Motivation, Skill, Will Smith

W.S. Merwin, my favorite poet

W.S. Merwin, who was the poet laureate two times, an environmental activist, and the author of my favorite poem, died … More

Books, Inspiration, Obituary, Poems, poetry, Separation, W.S. Merwin

If you need me, I’ll be reading

Did you know that libraries have cookbooks? I did not know this until recently, so I thought I’d tell you. … More

Books, Cooking, Dani Shapiro, Food, Gretchen Rubin, Happier Podcast, library, Michelle Obama
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