How to end your week with success
Oh, hi friends!
Whatta week. And it’s not nearly over. I wrote Monday how this will be a big one — and it has been! plus I got struck with a cold! perfect timing! — and yet, despite all that…everything is fine. Better than fine. It’s all going well. It’s all getting done.
A couple of things I noticed: Because I let people know what I was doing, my friends (and some strangers) all started to unexpectedly cheer me on, offering support or help or words of advice. Tell people your plans and your plans will gain an army.
Also, because I simply anticipated it would be a very full week, I wasn’t surprised by anything that came up. I was what some might call…prepared.
And I tried to make the best use of little pockets of time. Read 15 pages of the play on the subway. Wrote 150 words during a break at the summit. That sort of thing. Anything to feel like I wasn’t completely neglecting one of the projects.
Oh and when I started something — whether that was answering my emails (still on that deep work email batching and it’s changed my life) or writing a 1,000 word story — I didn’t stop until it was completely done. No loops were left open. My brain could completely shut the door on the task and move on.
Alright. Was that helpful? Did that make sense? The cold meds are hitting now, so I leave you with this: No matter how your Monday through Thursday went, you still have an entire day that’s yours. Make it a good one.
Connecting.
“Do what you do best, and link to the rest.”
This quote from the journalist Jeff Jarvis is from this Longreads article about The Guardian and the internet. Even though he's referencing the early days of the web, as my friend Hannah Frishberg who sent it to me said, the quote still holds true today. And applies to people who don’t write newsletters or run websites! Do what you do best, and let others handle the rest.
You want this: How to be happier at work. Smart exercise in here! (h/t Matt Nulty and Marialena Difabbio)
Please stop writing boring cover letters.
What it’s like to grow up with more money than you will ever spend.
“Mrs. Murray’s Menagerie” by the brilliant Mad Ones is one of my favorite plays I’ve seen this year. I am partial to this review of it.
“Ain’t No Mo’” at the Public Theater is similarly fantastic (though not at all similar). There are $20 rush tickets available on the TodayTix app FYI.
The NY Post is looking for a recent college grad to be a part-time features editorial assistant. Past folks in this position have gone on to become features editors for Cosmo, Self, Shine, etc.! (h/t Carrie Seim)
Women in the World founder Tina Brown on noticing the right things.
And here are two of the six (!) stories I’m writing from this week’s Women in the World Summit (which will be livestreamed on Friday—guests include Anna Wintour, Bryan Cranston, Glenda Jackson, and many more).
Jill and Faith Soloway are turning Transparent into a musical!
Captain Marvel’s Brie Larson: “I sit here today because I failed one billion times.” YES.
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Thanks, as always, for reading.
Love, Kara