Tag: Tuesday Takeaway
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Elizabeth McCracken’s ‘The Long Game’ Makes a Compelling Case for a ‘Minorly Fulfilling Career’
Elizabeth McCracken’s ‘The Long Game’ features hundreds of great notes on fiction writing (280, to be exact), but one—on finding “minorly fulfilling” work to support you—really stood out to me.
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Joanna Gaines & the Inevitable Awkwardness of Building Community
Why is it so hard to build community? I’ll explore what holds us back, as well as Joanna Gaines’s ideas from ‘Magnolia Journal.’
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Brené Brown’s ‘Strong Ground’ and the Underrated Art of Mind Wandering
Brené Brown makes a strong case for letting your mind wander—and tackle a side project—as a way to be more productive. Science backs it too!
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The Simple Philosophy I’m Trying to Sear into My Barnacled Heart
The world feels dangerously divisive right now, but these insights from Liz Plank and Jacques Masiko, are giving me hope—and a way forward.
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The Taylor Swift ‘New Heights’ Quote You Need to Internalize (No, Really)
Some of Taylor Swift’s best ‘New Heights’ quotes from her podcast appearance serve as crucial advice for dealing with criticism and hate.
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The One Question You Should Ask Everyone at Your Dinner Table Tonight
Jamie Kern Lima’s book ‘Worthy’ shares a powerful anecdote about the question Spanx founder Sara Blakely was asked every night at dinner—and how it shaped her to become the risk-taking entrepreneur (and billionaire) she is today.
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Can Writing Your Eulogy Really Help You Get Clear on Your Goals? I Had to Try It
Begin with the ending in mind, it would seem. In Donald Miller’s ‘Hero on a Mission,’ he encourages readers to gain clarity in their goals by writing their eulogy today. Then creating plans to achieve what you wrote. Here’s what happened when I tried his exercise.
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The Marie Kondo Insight Everybody Overlooks
One of Marie Kondo’s greatest quotes isn’t about “sparking joy” or loving messes; it gets to the heart of WHY we hold onto clutter in the first place.
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The One Line from Jessica Simpson’s Memoir I Share with Every Parent
Known best for her “Chicken of the Sea” comment, Jessica Simpson’s quote about parenting deserves more attention—and consideration.
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What Separates the Cult from the ‘Cultish’
Amanda Montell’s book ‘Cultish’ takes a deep dive into the language that converts, connects—and disconnects us. I couldn’t put it down.
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The One Thing We Can All Learn from Kids, According to ‘How to Cake It’ Star Yolanda Gampp
How to Cake It star Yolanda Gampp shares how kids don’t let fear dominate their curiosity, enabling them to try new things much better than we can as adults.
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What Is ‘The Wander Society,’ Anyway? And Is It Real?
We review Keri Smith’s ‘The Wander Society,’ a book that explores the beauty of wandering and appreciating nature as you work through anything on your mind.
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