Weekend Reads v. 14.12.2024
Is hot cocoa medicinal? Asking for a friend.

I was on the coast of Florida for work this week and now I write to you from a very cold (and soon to be snowy) corner of the country where the Northeast glides into the Midwest. I suppose the weather whiplash of my week explains why I left the house for this trip lacking a hat and boots. I apparently lost the winter life skills I gained while living in New England!
What are you doing this weekend? Is it a busy one with lots of to-dos and maybe a holiday party? Or are you one of the lucky ones and have planned a long stretch of stretching out on the couch in front of holiday movies, armed hot cocoa all weekend. If that’s you, know I am pea green with envy.
This week sure was a doozy in terms of news. I suspect we could all use a nice distraction in the form of fun reads from around the web!
An explanation as to why some people succeed after failing while others fail, fail, and fail again.
Public intellectuals are disappearing.
This free online course about Charles Dic…



