These Are a Few of My Favorite Links: 03/01/22
Every other week, I send an email that solely features great links for you to peruse throughout the week and weekend. Enjoy!
“Yale’s Happiness Professor Says Anxiety Is Destroying Her Students” — This is such an interesting piece. I’ll write more about this soon, but I’ve largely stayed off of Instagram since the New Year, and I only use Twitter for a few minutes each day on my computer browser. The benefits have been even more rewarding than I expected. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: you are social media’s product and it is engineered to make you anxious and less happy with your life.
“Jobfished: the con that tricked dozens into working for a fake design agency” — You’ve heard the term “catfished.” Welcome to “jobfished,” which I hadn’t heard of until reading this piece. A gripping read.
“Hail to the Chief: One Great Article About Every U.S. President” — I really enjoyed going through this list last week. Keep it bookmarked and peruse at your leisure!
“9/11 was a test. The books of the last two decades show how America failed.” — Carlos Lozada is by far my favorite book critic (I realize how weird it may be to have a favorite book critic) and this piece about the non-fiction of the post-9/11 era is fantastic. I’m actually always jealous of his writing — this are the types of articles I’d love to write.
“Books and Reading Are Two Different Hobbies” — This Book Riot article is a really interesting discussion on reading vs. book collecting/hoarding. I don’t agree with everything the author says, but it’s definitely thought-provoking. I suspect that there are a lot of people who like the idea of reading books more than they actually like reading them.
“The One Group of People Americans Actually Trust on Climate Science” — An ode to the local weatherperson, and the chance they can bring to their community. Very fun profile.
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-Jeremy