True Words

Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

My Daily Companion

She is with me all the time when I am home, never away from my side. 

Listen up: why we can't get enough of audiobooks | Books | The Guardian

Listen up: why we can't get enough of audiobooks | Books | The Guardian

Burned out? You’re not alone. And the world is finally paying attention - The Boston Globe

Burned out? You’re not alone. And the world is finally paying attention - The Boston Globe

How Giving Up TV For A Month Changed My Brain And My Life - Fast Company - Pocket

How Giving Up TV For A Month Changed My Brain And My Life - Fast Company - Pocket

A Landmark Study on the Origins of Alcoholism - The Atlantic - Pocket

A Landmark Study on the Origins of Alcoholism - The Atlantic - Pocket

Summer Break

It’s been a pretty good Summer break so far.  I am still wondering what my future holds, but I am more confident that I’ll be able to teach for a few more years with some effort, if my health holds out, as I expect it will. The main trouble with getting older is that your health starts to become a major focus of what of what you can and cannot do.  When I was younger I never gave it a second thought. 

The Decline of Historical Thinking | The New Yorker

The Decline of Historical Thinking | The New Yorker

What are public libraries for? – Experience Magazine

What are public libraries for? – Experience Magazine

8 Ways to Read (a Lot) More Books This Year - Harvard Business Review - Pocket

8 Ways to Read (a Lot) More Books This Year - Harvard Business Review - Pocket

Should You Move or Stay Put?

Should You Move or Stay Put?

How to Be a Professional Dungeons & Dragons Master Hosting Games - Bloomberg

How to Be a Professional Dungeons & Dragons Master Hosting Games - Bloomberg

Please Stop ‘Pill Shaming’ People With Anxiety and Depression | The Mighty

Please Stop ‘Pill Shaming’ People With Anxiety and Depression | The Mighty