Part I: Introduction and Methodology I've been wrestling with Jonathan Haidt's The Anxious Generation  - agreeing with many points while...

This year, as in the last two, my challenge was to read 50 books. I read very slowly, especially in English. I added to the challenge...

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I don't feel like writing a blog post; every idea seems trite and contrived like it had been discussed ad nauseam. So, I thought I might...

I learned to read when I was about three years old. I read death notices. Back in the 1980s, when someone died, the family would print...

There’s a distinction between optimism and hope. I heard it first in a podcast (in Hebrew) and found it later in a paper by Jeffrey...

I’ve been testing the water by talking to people IRL about my book. On the one hand, each conversation is different. I open up the...

I know the spooky season is technically over, but I got distracted by The Great Reorganisation of 2024 , and I’ve been trying to write...

My Dearest, My, how you’ve grown this year. I can’t believe you are fifteen already. I feel like I only had you yesterday, and (as you’re...

I’ve been feeling overwhelmed lately. Like I have too many things to do. Like I’m forgetting something important. It took me a while to...

Lately, I’ve been reflecting on my relationship with my phone. I find that if I have an excellent relationship (or a terrible...