> “I link all evils to the computer.” —Ann Beattie https://t.co/ER3q5M7WX9 — The Paris Review (@parisreview) May 21, 2019 [https://twitter.com/parisreview/status/1130654945751883776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] and then there's this from Note to Self: Re-train your brain to read and become digitally wise…
From Roman Ruins? Sure, but Bulgaria’s Second City Offers So Much More in this morning's New York Times. > “Aylyak” is one of those untranslatable concepts you find in many languages: a distillation of a way of life, which, in Plovdiv’s case, is a carefree attitude…
> New favorite word: 'Pyt' https://t.co/4aVYlIS8jc di @ConversationUS [https://twitter.com/ConversationUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] — Edward H Cruickshank (@EddyCruickshank) May 17, 2019 [https://twitter.com/EddyCruickshank/status/1129294134211223553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…
> Merely *thinking* about coffee may sharpen mental acuity and improve concentration. (Added bonus: It's cheaper than Starbucks.) https://t.co/iu8SmKYi7W — Daniel Pink (@DanielPink) May 15, 2019 [https://twitter.com/DanielPink/status/1128692793059217408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Seen before [https://mikeschultz.ghost.io/rejoice/], but still a…
> “Be less afraid of getting older — way, way less afraid. Our fears are way out of proportion to the reality, and we squander a ridiculous amount of our youth worrying about it.” — Ashton Applewhite https://t.co/ASCfSe7AKe — TED Talks (@TEDTalks) May 15, 2019 [https://twitter.com/TEDTalks/status/…
> There's a 10 year old Houston boy named Savion in this vid & a moment where he's talking about his "new girlfriend" which is adorable. Enjoy #futurehu [https://twitter.com/hashtag/futurehu?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] number two, on YouTube…
> The humble receipt gets a brilliant redesign https://t.co/B3BOK9IVPK — Fast Company (@FastCompany) May 13, 2019 [https://twitter.com/FastCompany/status/1127911920944730112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Now if they could just find way to ship the data to me...…
> There’s a line in Haruki Murakami’s sprawling novel, 1Q84 [https://www.amazon.com/1Q84-Vintage-International-Haruki-Murakami/dp/0307476464] , that encapsulates the subtle dread many people feel as the weekend wraps up: “Time flows in strange ways on Sundays,” he writes, “and sights become mysteriously distorted.” From worry to being…