Sixth Day Six | 9.3.2022
Sixth Day Six | 9.3.2022
Why does everybody hate everything?
Does it feel like everyone hates everything? Like it’s cooler to not like something that to be for something? You’re not alone. This list talks about that, building resilient kids, the future of work and asking ourselves how often we are willing to change our minds.
This week is more podcast heavy than normal but this may be one of my favorite digests put together in quite some time.
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Your Kids Understand What Really Matters | Daily Dad
Kids are easily impressed - but not by the things that we think should impress them. Is it because they’re impressed by the things in the world that actually matter? Even if you aren’t a parent, this is a great perspective to learn from.
Your kids might not understand how expensive those floor seats were, but they love that there is free popcorn. They might not appreciate that classic movie, but they can also play in the dirt with rapt presence for three hours. They don’t care about your billionaire boss, but they think Grandma and Grandpa are the two coolest people in the entire world. Whether they admit it or not, they think you are cool. That’s why they copy you, that’s why they want to put on your shoes, that’s why the t-shirt you gave them from when you were young is the one they love to sleep in every night.
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Why Does It Seem Like Everybody Hates Everything? | Plain English
Does it feel like it’s easier to build comradery around the things people hate than advancing things that we like? How has “hating things” become a mainstream personality trait that bleeds into our politics? How much of this current trend should we be blaming on Nick Lachey? I really enjoyed this conversation between Derek Thompson and Chuck Klosterman.
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The Three Great Untruths Destroying Our Kids | ZDoggMD
Honestly, I hate the phrases “wake up” or “untruths” because they’re slogans that are co-opted by some less-than-great ideologies and movements of late. That said, Dr. Zubin Damania makes some great points here on raising resilient kids using points from the book The Coddling of the American Mind. It’s worth listening to, even if you disagree (which is kind of his point).
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The End of Manual Transmission | The Atlantic
This makes me a bit sad. I learned how to drive on a stick. In fact, my dad made me take the driver’s test using a manual and said he didn’t want me on the road if I couldn’t pass the driver’s test in that fashion. Fair enough. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that my own kids will have that same experience. This article in The Atlantic shares my lament.
To lament the end of the manual transmission is to eulogize much more than shifting gears. When the manual dies, little about driving will fall away that hasn’t already been lost. But we’ll lose something bigger and more important: the comfort of knowing that there is one essential, everyday device still out there that you can actually feel operating. Even if you don’t own a stick, or if you don’t know how to drive one, its mere existence signals that a more embodied technology is possible—that it once was common, even—and that humans and machines really can commune. The stick shift is a form of hope, but it’s one we’ll soon have left behind.
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The Office is Dying. It’s Time to Rethink How We Work | The Ezra Klein Show
Not long ago I read the book “Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working From Home” (my own review here). When I heard the authors were speaking on the topic with Ezra Klein, I was immediately interested. If you haven’t read the book or don’t intend to, you can at least glean the high-level ideas from this interview (which I think are solid). From the episode synopsis:
That leaves office workers in what feels like a work purgatory: The office is dying, but a new, viable model of work has yet to be born. And that liminal space raises all sorts of new questions: What is the office actually for? What will the postoffice future of work look like? And if the future of work means working from home in some capacity, how do we make that future better for everyone involved?
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Rethinking Our Opinions or Becoming Fools | The Church Politics Podcast
I really like what The And Campaign promotes and is a voice we need more of. Even if you are not Christian, this podcast episode is worth a listen. Are we able to change our minds if presented with new information? Or are we so dug into our own ideologies that we can’t budge. Also, could you be friends with someone of an opposing political party as yours? This episode is less church and more politics and culture. I appreciate this conversation between Justin Giboney and Chris Butler.
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What book am I reading?
I’m wrapping up Effortless by Greg McKeown and am learning a lot. I would recommend!
As always, if you are reading something interesting, feel free to share it! You can reach out by responding to this email or clicking here. Would love to hear from you!