YOU: I don’t know how to start. ME: Here’s an idea…

Oh, hi friends!

I was going to write about doing the one thing you’ve been putting off…

Or the joy of fulfilling an annoying errand…

Or the necessity of collaboration or accountability…

Or the virtues of finishing something…

Or the joy of being in the right rooms — the rooms that make you feel right…

Or the excitement of seeing your friends succeed…

Or of seeing your own skills progress, bit by bit, brick by brick…

I was going to write about calling up a friend and saying, Hey, you, let’s put on a show…

Or the hand-wringing over quitting your job…

Or watching opportunities sputter and die — and how that always opens a window into something new…

I was going to write about writing more and writing less.

And then I wrote this instead.

And that, in the six minutes it took to write this, is what I actually wanted to say.

You won’t ever know what to say, until you try and say it.

I have a new best friend and it is this bird. (h/t Lila Tublin)

"Because no matter how miserable the writing gets, no matter how disheartened I can get, even my worst writing day never feels as bad as it did when I tried to live a life away from it.” 

A punch in the gut!!
 That’s author R.O. Kwon talking about her origin story from this very excellent interview. Other topics include: setting up a writing routine, skincare recs, haircare! (h/t Delia Cai)

You know I love the Mets now, so I was intrigued to see MLB is hiring a Manager of Audience Development.

When she was 16, Bianca Andreescu wrote her name and the prize money for winning the US Open on a mock-up check. Three years later, she defeated Serena Williams and become a Grand Slam singles champion.

If you’re looking to adopt better digital health habits (aren't we all?), you must read my friend’s thoughtful weekly newsletter Dispatches from a Digital Life!

This Hollywood Reporter profile of Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is a good read.

A whole bunch of series bibles that every TV screenwriter should read.

Meet the female producers lighting up Broadway and beyond. (If you happen to know any of these women, please get in touch! ;)

What personal finance mistakes should everyone avoid?

Who gets to call herself a single mom? (By my friend + fellow BMI lyricist Rachel Sklar)

Finally, this thread by Carl Richards about his wife going to design school at age 49 has been in my mind all week!

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Thanks, as always, for reading.

Love, Kara