Lately I seem to be bombarded with stories about burnout, anxiety, depression. Some of these tales clearly concern people with unrealistic expectations about how much they can achieve — jobs, volunteerism, marriage, children — or as Zorba put it, the … Continue reading
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As long as Trump can get us to watch his bobbing and weaving, his lies, threats, and diversions on immigrants, exoneration, tax audits, his boasting of imaginary victories and scary conspiracies, what’s really going on in the vast, essential operations … Continue reading
Mean Mr. Mustard sleeps in the park, shaves in the dark, tryin’ to save a buck, sings John Lennon. “Mean” in Britain doesn’t mean nasty alone, but also miserly. Scrooge was mean. One of the least attractive traits of the … Continue reading