Hello 2022. What’s good? 11 Links worth sharing.

100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying. A very January thing to share, but SO good. And I love lists that someone else has curated. 16, 25 and 27 are my favs. 44 is a no thank you.

First up on my reading list: Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a man-made world A trailblazing, conversation-starting history of women's health--from the earliest medical ideas about women's illnesses to hormones and autoimmune diseases--brought together in a fascinating sweeping narrative.
Here is an article about it.

15 lessons on creativity (and life) from The Beatles.

How to make a map of your mind (and get unstuck).

Micawber Day is January 18th. Something will turn up!

In Praise of Generalism. Yes, this article is long - but reading just a couple of the paragraphs will make you appreciate having many interests and skills.

A couple of New Year-sy look backs:

Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year 2021.  It’s also worth a scroll to the bottom to see past words of the year (2020’s was pandemic, 2019’s was they).

What Went Right in 2021: The top good news stories

How The Week Organizes and Tyrannizes Our Lives From work schedules to TV seasons to baseball games, the seven-day cycle has long ordered American society. Will we ever get rid of it?

A share worthy playlist: Chill and Flow

I bought a new work shelf to organize my online teaching tools. Fitz finds technology very relaxing.