hey,

this is me, sending a “spring overwhelm” edition of lqb2weekly.

the good news is i just had my second vaccine shot. the bad news is that so so so much is terrible. one consistent sign that let’s me know i’m overwhelmed is when i can only see more bad/hard than good/ease in the world.

but there’s a new life radio episode: innovation! so that’s nice.

ok gtg continue being overwhelmed. bye.

(!!) pick of the pack

writing

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quotes

there is nothing new under the sun…

The Paradox of Focus:
Make the most of one opportunity and more opportunities will come your way.
Moving boldly in one direction causes more paths to unfold before you.
To get more, focus on less. — James Clear

Criticizing a musician is easy, but it is more difficult when you have a guitar in your hand. — Chilean saying

If you love to read, or learn to love reading, you will have an amazing life. Period. Life will always have hardships, pressure, and incredibly annoying people, but books will make it all worthwhile. In books, you will find your North Star, and you will find you, which is why you are here.
Books are paper ships, to all the worlds, to ancient Egypt, outer space, eternity, into the childhood of your favorite musician, and — the most precious stunning journey of all — into your own heart, your own family, your own history and future and body.
Out of these flat almost two-dimensional boxes of paper will spring mountains, lions, concerts, galaxies, heroes. You will meet people who have been all but destroyed, who have risen up and will bring you with them. Books and stories are medicine, plaster casts for broken lives and hearts, slings for weakened spirits. And in reading, you will laugh harder than you ever imagined laughing, and this will be magic, heaven, and salvation. I promise. — Anne Lamott

The most important habit is choosing the right habit to work on. — James Clear

Ambition is when you close the gap between your circumstances and your expectations.
Entitlement is when you expect others to close the gap between your circumstances and your expectations. — Dolly Parton

poetry

new book: sabbaths by wendell berry

readings

some things i’ve written since the last newsletter:

• product management is applied anthropology | spewil

• Masculine Potentials | Gibrán Rivera

• Psychedelics are transforming the way we understand depression and its treatment | The Guardian

• Smishing | United States postal Inspection Service

• Good morning. We look at Amazon’s victory over a labor union — and the meaning of $15-an-hour jobs. | The Morning

• Caged Boys | Gibrán Rivera

listenings

some audio and/or podcasts i’ve listened to since the last newsletter:

• Black Land and Liberation, Ep 3 | Did We Go Too Far?

• Magic Mushrooms: Trip Through the Science | Science Vs

watchings

some videos i watched since the last newsletter:

• If the COVID-19 Vaccines Interviewed for a Job

• Black people watch some cooking shows how they watch horror films

jams

some things i’ve been (aurally) enjoying since the last newsletter:

• UMI - where i wander reimagined

• UMI - introspection reimagined

jobs

• Guest Editor (Part-time, 6 months) | Nonprofit Quarterly | $35-40k

• Director of Development | The African American Policy Forum | $85-95k salary

• Program Associate, Social Justice Ecology | The Boston Foundation | $48-53k salary

• Communications Associate | Third Wave Fund | $52-62k salary

• Racial Equity and Leadership Initiative Consultant | Health Resources in Action | $100/hour | Boston

• resource generation is hiring a new ED or some co-directors.|

  note - any recipient of this newsletter is welcome to send me job postings to share in future editions. however, i only share job descriptions with listed salary ranges.

housing

• 1 BR Available 8/1 in 3BR/1Bath JP Apartment

• Room for couple/ individual, LGBQT-friendly communicative intentional home Somerville

• Jordan is looking for roomies: housing post & FAQs | application form

upcoming events

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$$ (fun-raising)

• Spirit of the Earth Carry Me Home

• I Stand With Park

• Please help Michael Celestin get to college (!!)

• Support a (Massachusetts) Community Wellness Sanctuary

other opportunities

• Roddenberry Fellowship (full disclosure: i am a coach for the 2021 fellows)

• The Dharma of James Baldwin and Audre Lorde

newsletters

• Solstice newsletter: newsletter #3

• emet ezell: what if we aren’t starting the revolution, but completing it?

• building belonging: Let’s talk about sex… and belonging

• astroradicals: THE MOOD: Reckoning and Release

right now i’m learning…

just how much work it takes to transition out of a job.

mood