The ol’ cleansing walk-and-talk
Oh, hi friends!
I went for a walk yesterday morning because if I spent one more second in my apartment I knew I'd scream.
So I talked on the phone to one of my writer friends and kept walking and talking and sorting out Big Freelancer Issues for miles and found myself back in Fort Greene Park. And the sun was white-bright and the air was fall-crisp and I laid down on the flat stone slab that forms the base of the monument and looked up at the clouds and I swear, their blue will be burned into my mind forever. And the world, for once, was still.
That feeling lasted 10 seconds. Then I sat up and thought “alright, get to work!”
And the point is not to say that I’m crazy (although…). Maybe the point is that when you’re still, you’re restless. But when you’re constantly moving, you can enjoy pockets of stillness.
So it’s time to keep moving, yes?
“Consuming the work of other people is like gorging on Halo Top. You keep dipping in the spoon and bringing that artificial sugary antifreeze to your mouth, and it’s comforting. It’s nearly bottomless. But the second you hear skritch-skritch of spoon on waxed cardboard, the charade is over. The carton’s empty, you’re empty, those 400 tweets you skim-clicked are empty, and all that’s left is the vague sense that, well, it could have been worse. You could have reached for the Haagen-Dazs. Or spent your time in a truly frivolous way.”
My latest essay combines my love of RescueTime, my hatred of Halo Top, my struggle to strike a balance between creating and consuming, and interviews with talented folks like Miya Ando, Derek Sivers, Ryan Holiday, and Brad Stulberg. Their advice, like working in long sprints, powering your phone all the way down, and combining stress and rest, made this one of my favorite stories of the year. Please read if you get a moment!
Bits & Brain Baubles
What one runner learned from her first weekend yoga retreat. Hey, I know that runner! Loved Stacey Lastoe’s piece on escaping the city.
This woman ran the marathon backwards. :O
Built in NYC has loads of start-up and tech industry jobs.
Brooklyn Public Library is hiring a social media and digital marketing coordinator.
23 Smart Ways To Increase Your Confidence, Productivity, and Income. I mean, I read and enjoyed every word. No lie.
Casper launched a quarterly print magazine called Woolly!
“I haven’t cooked a meal since October 1986,” he said. “This 56-year-old body is diner built.” Obsessed with this slice-of-life story about the Court Square Diner. Eating diner food twice a day for 50 years is my dream.
“I’ve got no time for hobbies. What is a weekend? It doesn’t exist. What is a holiday? It doesn’t exist.” How Jane Goodall gets it all done.
And finally, the secret to not waiting in line at brunch in New York. (The big reveal: Go at 11:47 a.m.)
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Love, Kara