This episode—a 2021 crowd-pleaser!!—is all about the pressures we feel on our lives and our time (and, to a lesser extent, our necks and our tailbones). Don’t sleep on this one, is what we’re saying.
Live that ComfiLife! Side-sleep with a Hullo pillow!
The “Things We Want to Leave Behind and How to Start a Running Routine” ep we reference.
The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin—there’s also a quiz for that.
A handful of reads related to parenting (and, sigh, house work): All Joy and No Fun by Jennifer Senior, Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes, Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu, and More Work For Mother by Ruth Schwartz Cowan.
An enthusiastic endorsement of Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman.
Dirt’s “The season of tabs” newsletter by Alex Aciman. WE RELATE.
"The Myth of the Productive Commute" installment of Anne Helen Petersen’s Culture Study newsletter.
Talking about protecting your time with Mimi O Chun and “what happens if you don’t?” with Caroline Moss.
For last-min. presents, might we suggest Secret Menu gift subscriptions?
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Sesame Street’s Social Media and Talking Recovery with A.J. Daulerio
Getting All of Our Graphic-Design Questions Answered (Thanks, Projector!)
Cow Potty-Training and the Beauty Products of Our Youth
Michigan Star Restaurants, Patient Advocacy, Covid Weddings, and A+ Apps
Thingies! And Getting Our Crossword/Spelling Bee Fix.
Cereal, Periods, and Some Strong Middle-School Energy
How Photographer Gillian Laub Worked through Family Political Tension (Also: Vegan Hot-Dog Racing)
A Friendship Classified Ad, Intergenerational Friendships, and Group Chats (with All the Friends)
Hair Length, Produce Refrigeration, and the Internet’s Best Product Descriptions
Oysters and Fast Food (Talk About Well-Rounded)
Nora McInerny on Supporting People Through the Hard Stuff (and a Gift Idea Too)
Curious Home Items and That New New York Vibe
Online Shopping Tricks ‘n Tips...and Ending Vacation Early
The Idea of You Casting Drama and a Friendship Deep-Dive
Solving Those Sleep, Energy, & Sex-Drive Mysteries with Base Founder Lola Priego
Thingies! And Famous Birthdays!
Baby Hummingbirds and Lauren Chan on Fashion Right Now and Size-Inclusivity
Demystifying CBD with Caliper Co-Founder Jeremy Goldstein
Flea and Wedding Registries (Slash Stuff We Want in Our Kitchens Forever)
Public Affluence and Atoosa Rubenstein Talking Grown-Up Stuff
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