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I read this Dear James: I Hate My Post-college Life article in The Atlantic today, which ties into a chapter from David Brooks’ The Second Mountain I read last night. Both highlight the challenges young people faceāparticularly around navigating their newfound “freedom”.
Over the past weekend, a strange confluence of circumstances created the context in which I introduced my daughter to this song. Nothing like a nostalgic trip to the 80s. I thought it would elicit eye rolls, but I actually caught her sharing it with her boyfriend yesterday.
Iāve been going since 4:00 a.m. this morning and Iām hitting an afternoon wall. š„± Iām hoping a coffee and perhaps a brisk walk will allow me to rally and have a strong finish to my day.
I checked in with a coworker who was out on Friday because he wasn’t feeling well. I learned that one of the contributing factors was that he felt “peopled out”. I’m glad he acknowledged that and gave himself the time off. It also reminded me of this:
Our church is currently going through a sermon series on prayer. Coincidentally, my daily Readwise review included the following highlight today:
Was sorting through some old papers in a desk drawer and found this. Itās been quite a while (as evidenced by the old branding) since Alaska Airlines set these down on the tray table with the in-flight snacks.
Even though itās available, I think Iām going to defer updating to iOS 18 until a dot release. Maybe Iāll wait for the update that contains Apple Intelligence. š¤·š»āāļø