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I didn’t understand that seeking a reader for my story meant handing over my work in the same way I sold my car on Craigslist: it’s gone from me, fully, bodily, finally. Or, as Marx says, alienated. I hated that advice to keep writing, because if I wrote another book, I’d have to go through the cycle again: slap my self on the scale like a pair of ... See more

Thea Lim • The Collapse of Self-Worth in the Digital Age

Losing Love, Finding Love, and Living with the Fragility of It All

Maria Popova themarginalian.org

Woman behind a paywall

Joy Sullivan open.substack.com

Today parents pour more capital—both emotional and literal—into their children than ever before, and they’re spending longer, more concentrated hours with their children than they did when the workday ended at five o’clock and the majority of women still stayed home.

Jennifer Senior • All Joy and No Fun

In this anxious inheritance from my mother and my grandmother, I’ve both under- and overcorrected. Most of what I provide to my kids is nurturance, care and a soft lap before bed. I have excellent paid help to address many of their practical needs. I indulge them a lot. They participate in zero extracurriculars and do not have great table manners.

Elise Loehnen • Opinion | The Lies Mothers Tell Themselves and Their Children

Becoming the Marginalian: After 15 Years, Brain Pickings Reborn

Maria Popova themarginalian.org

George Saunders

Myq Kaplan • 1 card

In my head, the critics and the crowd were one and the same.

Amanda Palmer • The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

Fiona is scrolling through her Instagram. Three point five million followers now. She has promised her Instagram adviser, Luke, that she will post a story today. He is very strict with her, but, seeing as he can get her twenty-five thousand pounds a time to post about a free holiday to the Maldives, she lets him be. But it’s all very regimented and