Weekend Reads v. 21.6.2024
I’m not usually one for snappy life advice packaged in the form of a top-ten list. This list of 101 Additional Advices from the author of Excellent Advice for Living, however, stopped me in its tracks because the list is bursting with wisdom.
“Forget trying to decide what your life’s destiny is. That’s too grand. Instead, just figure out what you should do in the next 2 years.”
“If you want to know how good a surgeon is, don’t ask other doctors. Ask the nurses.”
What happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months? The answer is most decidedly not a chapter from Lord of the Flies. The boys stuck to a strict rotation of chores, started and ended each day with a song and a prayer, and made a pact to never quarrel.
A massive collection of email sign offs. Which would you choose?
Anyone else have a Monstera Deliciosa (aka Swiss Cheese Plant)? Turns out this popular houseplant has a secret power.
Would you create a Hello page?
It appears DIY friendship bracelets are here for another summer. These seem chic and easy.
I’d forgotten about the addictive Netflix documentary Cheer until I stumbled upon this long read from Texas Monthly which chronicles the drama that played out after the cameras stopped rolling.
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