excerpt from my Sent folder: unions – The Homebound Symphony
One more contributor to Trump’s win that hasn’t been sufficiently acknowledged: it’s one of the consequences of the collapse of labor unions.
This is an astute observation.
Statuses
Events in the Post-Covid World – Gladhill Rhone Consulting
Though some date the “end” of covid to 2021 when vaccines were first available, or to May of 2023 when it was declared “endemic,” I would argue that in many ways we are socially just entering the a “post-covid” state now, at least in terms of theater attendance and charity fundraisers. This year is certainly the first one for me where “gala season” has been back in truly full swing. And I have learned a few things from it.
My wife on what to expect from attending or hosting events these days.
Rands is turtling. I am too. Perhaps you should consider doing so as well.
In a society that increasingly values visibility over privacy, choosing to keep parts of our lives to ourselves can feel almost countercultural. Journaling is, in fact, punk as fuck.
Ive long treated my DayOne app as a private social network. It’s highly satisfying.
(Via Annie)
Between stimulus and response there is space.
In that space is our power to choose our response.
In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
— Attributed to Viktor Frankl but that attribution is unclear
“The future is inside us. It’s not somewhere else… We call upon the people. Only people have this power. The numbers don’t decide. Your system is a lie. A river running dry. The wings of a butterfly. And you may pour us away like soup. Like we’re pretty broken flowers. We’ll take back what is ours. One day at a time.”
Catastrophizing toward action | Seth’s Blog
Experiencing failure in advance is only helpful if the narrative causes us to take productive action. Better is possible, paralysis isn’t useful.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Directly Addresses People Who Voted For Both Her And Trump
“If you’re only tuning in to those mediums, you will think that most people fall along this spectrum,” she said. “And a lot of people don’t, and that’s why it’s important to be at the doors, and that’s why it’s important to be on the phones, and that’s why it’s never just like a little junior thing that you grow out of, but that we always need to be listening, because you will learn a lot.”
This is fascinating. Thanks to Dave for sharing.
Don’t let your dreams give up on you – Austin Kleon
I got rear-ended at a stoplight on the drive out to the Frio Canyon last weekend. I’m fine, but I’ve spent the week thinking about whiplash. Not just physical whiplash, but spiritual whiplash — when we feel the jolts of being whipped back and forth by life. “Sharp, sudden movements can cause your brain to smack against the inside of your skull.” How does one recover? In the short term, there’s no way to treat it directly: You have to be still, deal with the pain, and let the injury heal before you figure out what further action is needed and how to get up and moving again…
Austin Kleon’s always excellent newsletter often brings joy. But this… This is exactly how I’ve been feeling and what I’ve been doing to treat it.
On a whim, Bethany and I just watched the first two episodes of Nobody Wants This on Netflix. Witty, funny, sweet, and exactly the light rom-com soul cleanse we needed right now. Recommended.