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

n/a

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:

watchings

some videos i watched since the last newsletter:

jams

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

UMI - where i wander reimagined
UMI - introspection reimagined

jobs

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

n/a

$$ (fun-raising)

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

lqb2weekly #153 (3 may 2021)

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