Library

Every reading so far: 6 daily readings and 4 picks. Each one links to the original.

Time: cutting what wastes it

Pick Pinned

Life is Short

A short, honest essay on what life is too short for, and how to clear it out so there's more room for what matters.

Paul Graham · paulgraham.com

Love: looking for a person, not a type

Pick Pinned

Looking for Alice

A warm personal essay on finding a partner by paying attention to one particular person instead of a type, with practical thoughts on conversations that skip small talk.

Henrik Karlsson · Escaping Flatland

Daily reading Essay

Do you see yourself as lucky, or is luck something that happens to you?

What Happy People Think About Luck

Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas · Greater Good Magazine (UC Berkeley)

Daily reading

Is regret a sign you chose wrong, or just a sign you chose?

The Necessary Ache

Tara Daneshmand · Philosophy Now

Emotions: your inner state is yours to choose

Pick

My Emotion is My Choice

Sadhguru: How Your Mind Is Creating Your Reality

Sadhguru · YouTube

Work: finding what you love

Pick

How to Do What You Love

A clear-eyed essay on finding work you actually love: why it's harder than it sounds, how prestige and money pull you off course, and simple tests to keep yourself honest.

Paul Graham · paulgraham.com

Daily reading

What if some of your problems aren't meant to be solved, but outgrown?

Outgrowing the Important Problems of Life

Sue Mehrtens · The Jungian Center for the Spiritual Sciences

Daily reading

Are you putting things off because of how they make you feel?

Procrastinating is linked to health and career problems – but there are things you can do to stop

Fuschia Sirois · The Conversation

Daily reading

Do you owe it to yourself to take care of yourself?

Is it morally wrong to not take care of yourself?

Laura K Soter, Fan Yang · Psyche

Daily reading

Can regret help you decide better instead of just hurting?

How Regrets Can Help You Make Better Decisions

Jill Suttie · Greater Good Magazine (UC Berkeley)