Ready for that ol’ Friday push?
Oh, hi friends!
I almost fell asleep on the couch around 8 p.m. last night.
And right before I drifted off into sweet, sweet dreamland, a little voice told me…You have more to give to today.
And that was all it took for me to get up and have a fresh second start.
How much do you have to give to today?
"You’ll be reborn many times. You will experience extreme joy and extreme depression regardless of whatever success or failure you experience in your professional life. I live in a state of constant panic and fear and stress unless I take really good care of myself in boring ways, like going to bed on time and taking antidepressants and seeing a therapist and sharing my darkest thoughts with my friends and actually not having Instagram or Twitter on my phone. I feel like I’m in a race against time because I’m used to getting shit done and being celebrated for it, and I worry about how I’ll cope if that ability goes away, or if an audience I’m used to having loses interest. I feel like I’m in a race against time because I come from a childhood where death and loss were too painful to talk about, and I thought I could get ahead of them by making as many things as possible. I feel like I’m in a race against time because people only share a project on social media or in interviews after they’ve finished it, not when they’re working through its tedium, and seeing them makes me look at my greasy keyboard and hate myself and wonder if I should keep a catheter under my desk until I’ve completed enough things to prove that my charmed life was not all just a fluke because the story of my youth had been told enough times to generate some hype."
This is one snippet of Tavi Gevinson’s editor’s letter for Rookie. It’s incredible. You know why? Because it’s honest. (h/t Sujay Kumar)
This "Alexa Loses Her Voice" ad made me laugh—and I never laugh!!! I'm stoic.
Bits & Baubles
The future of ovarian cancer treatment might be found in origami. (!!!) Love this piece by Abby Haglage.
I went to opening day of the new Whole Foods 365 in Fort Greene and fell in love.
Carrie Seim is one of the funniest people I know. Her new piece in McSweeney’s proves this out!!! EMERGENCY ALERTS I’D LIKE TO RECEIVE.
The week’s most bananas story: a 20-year-old Australian student exposed how Strava’s heat map uncovers military bases around the world. (h/t Elen Aghekyan)
Dashboard Confessional is back, baby.
Smart round-up: 36 Ideas for Finding More Creativity & Meaning in Your Daily Work.
Say hi to the local tycoon behind Brooklyn’s Hungry Ghost empire.
Which apology language do you speak? This quiz is intriguing…
Lettering artist and author Jessica Hische is teaching a logotype masterclass and walks you through her creation of the Jeni’s ice cream logo!!! (h/t Swissmiss)
A new way of looking at productivity—with a dash of physics. Yes! (h/t Charlotte Maiorana)
Unsolicited writing tip of the week: Sujay and I were talking about how helpful the Notes app is on your phone. Unlike a laptop wth all those tempting browser windows, all you can do is...type.
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Thanks, as always, for reading.
Love, Kara