It’s a beautiful day to remember that right wing Christians aren’t the gatekeepers of True Christianity, no matter how boisterously they posture themselves as such. Be free.
A common source of disappointment is recency bias: weighing the last week more heavily than the last year.
Zooming in on the immediate past magnifies slumps. Zooming out farther reveals upward slopes.
Progress is rarely visible at a snapshot in time. It unfolds over a lifetime.
The most undervalued skill of our time is the ability to write.
In an analog world, talking was the main currency of communication and connection. In a digital world, there's a growing premium on the capacity to convey thoughts in text.
The pen is mightier than the spoken word.
Libraries offer so many things—computers for the poor and homeless, small business classes, resources for children, a lifetime of reading—and anyone who opposes them is cutting at the very roots of literacy and freedom.