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An interesting perspective. I think it's very close to the spirit which philosophy - if any - works for each one of us. Amorality works for this writer and sharing his views is satisfying to him. But I wouldn't begrudge someone else their morality, religion, or agnosticism. What resonates for us, works for us, I think, is for each one of us to decide.

Such a great perspective on not just preserving indigenous culture, but understanding how it can help save our earth.

Her book fell flat for me, but I was always intrigued by her. We’ll-timed article: she did sort of drop from consciousness.

To me this is quintessential Readup material. I have been thinking about where I’ll fit in in this future world that is here now. I hadn’t realized everyone else might be too. Readup takes me out of my own head. Pulls the lens back.

I have wanted a second home away from the city for years. I am deinitely waiting this one out. I have seen houses go up 33% over anything remotely logical. It's insane.

Lovely. Reminds me of the film My Octopus Teacher. My son and I love to sit on a big flat rock in the Ramble in Central Park and talk to birds. If you are in NYC and love birds, get lost in the Ramble sometime.

I like Olivia’s music a lot - what I got from this piece is an empathic view of girls today by an excellent writer. Sour rocks, but there’s pain behind the music, tender love, sharp wit; all the notebook doodles that show so much more going on in the minds and hearts of girls than the heart shapes floating over their lowercase i’s.

Fabulous! I am so excited for this change for ReadUp and happy to pay for what I’m consuming rather than have Big Tech consuming me. #imnottheproduct love this app!

I loved this. I think about babies. How trusting and open they are, they way they watch your face, mimic your movements. They don’t need words until we tell them they do.

Great stuff in here. I never thought about how we are wired for survival, not happiness. Boom.

Hilarious that we have come so far that we have to be reminded that we are animals.

Great article. Fear is such a powerful force. I don’t have particular fear about the virus but I worry about my distracted kid crossing Third Avenue, about a bus smashing into outdoor dining. There are places I see extreme danger where other people don’t. So if vaxxed people still want to wear a face shield I feel them. And people who are hesitant about vaccines hopefully feel more secure now that so many folks have had it. But I agree with this article that their neuroses in this instance can harm others, especially children who desperately need a return to life. My son’s progressive school just went back full time this week. It was costly to families trying to work and to kids who became anxious and even agoraphobic.

I am a serial volunteer. My best advice for not spending time on things you don't like is to watch out or what you volunteer for. Be choosy. You'll really enjoy the satisfaction of lending a hand when the unpaid work brings you joy.

Langley, what a voice you have, what a wonderful sense of adventure. I’m so glad to have you with us.

Excellent piece. All rings true.

Of mice and men. I really enjoyed this read. Getting into the mind of a fellow human and a little mouse. I’ve been stuck before too. It can be hard to get in that dark box alone.

Amen.

I really believe this to be true. And it’s affirming that we can shed some of the traits that don’t serve us well. In acting we become.

Really interesting. I’ve wondered many times about past lives - the feeling you get when you deeply connect with someone and the sense you somehow knew them before.

I think for many people once they try these modalities and they work for them, they move past any “stages” and into acceptance. These practices spread because they work for people. I remember trying to convince my doctor that acupuncture helped me stay pregnant. He would not entertain it. Then a rival clinic started a study on its benefits. Then he got interested. Skeptics have their place. I prefer living as a curious optimist.

A thoughtful look at whether "cancel culture" exists as a phenomenon distinct from culture.

A great list with solid advice.

I think this can be taken for what it is - a highlight of one dimension of success at work. And it’s a good one.

Really enjoyed this one. Psychological safety is so necessary.

I totally agree. As much as it feels good to help someone else, when I see that happen in NYC I’m just transported. Thanking our healthcare workers during the pandemic felt like that.

I am literally in the middle of writing a novel called All the Good Mothers that looks at our excessive parenting and the guilt and shaming that can go along with it. Great great read.

I loved this. I had a job interview yesterday and it felt like it was going nowhere, so I took over and wrapped it up myself. It felt good. The interviewer was surprised, but smiling. We both saved some time.

I want to read this again. And then again. And then just eat the words and internalize it all. Beautiful find.

I love this article. It rings sweet and true.

I like his focus on the whole person, not the drug. I wonder when he uses heroin, where it fits into his day, how long the effects last. Not everyone would have the luxury of being able to zone out for a long stretch of the day. Whose taking care of his kids? He says he meets his parenting obligations. I wonder how he does that.

This rings very true to my experience of ReadUp. My best online reading experiences have happened here.

There should be a warning to this article. I am slumped on my couch now. Disgusted by all the quarantine Legos I bought my son on Amazon to break the monotony and the 3/4 length althleisure pants I have in 5 colors. I have absolutely craved nothing and everything in the past 10 months.

I like this - it’s good to pause and reflect on where I’m at. This list was really helpful.

This is a wonderful formula for pulling yourself out of self-criticism.

A really thoughtful analysis of where we are right now as a body politic.

As so many of us are thinking about the covid vaccine, this gives an interesting framework for understanding herd immunity.

I feel more open to ideas when walking. It's something I've noticed for a long time. I couldn,t take long walks for 6 months because of a foot injury and now that I can walk again I feel much better. I was a gym rat for years. I'm so much happier walking for my main exercise.

Great article for a marriage or any relationship. Friends need this too. And children. Being mindful, paying attention, staying in the moment with the other person. Even strangers. Everyone always has their head in a device. We are missing all kinds of opportunities for connection.

This is great - I'd love to see something that speaks to older kids as well in this same, direct fashion. Understanding why kids do what they do is enormously helpful.

I think you have to experience Reiki for yourself and make your own judgment. For me, Reiki creates the most intense meditative state. I have had had elegant solutions to what felt like intractable problems come to me. I have also felt incredibly supported. I carry the fruits of Reiki afterwards. They seem to build on themselves. I'm a lawyer, trained to be a skeptic. Reiki exists on a different plane, a level of feeling. Imagine receiving a gift you didn't know you needed. For me, that's Reiki. We are giving, wanting, needing, supplying all the time. So rarely are we just receiving. In my experience, that's where the magic of Reiki lies.