BRINGING BACK BALANCE

November Isn’t All Grey Skies and Doom

But it’s not all sunshine and giggling unicorns, either

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I’m traveling for a few days for a family emergency. I’ll say more about that when I’ve figured out what I think about it all. Maybe when I get back. Maybe much later.

Until then, here’s the good stuff from a few of my favorite writers.

John DeVore suggests we embrace pessimism a little less.

The internet is a reality where panic is oxygen and anger is sunshine, and only lonely, wrathful things grow there. and such crops are only valuable to politicians and businesses.

I’m Not A Cheerful Or Hopeful Person, But My God, Pessimism Is Exhausting

Sean Kernan will make you laugh with this true story of a Facebook group set up to discuss their office life and company culture. The twist? They’re teenagers who’ve never worked in an office. They got their material from chatter around family dinner tables.

Is life imitating art? Or art imitating life? You decide.

The good news is that there are…