Hello gorgeous friends. Hope all is well with you and yours. I’m spending much more time outside these days, and my metabolism has acclimatised. It means if I’m inside, I’m too hot. So I’m writing to you in all the discomfort of a heatwave of my own making. The lesson, therefore, is stay in your homes.
š¦ Yuval Noah Harai’s bestseller Sapiens, now as a graphic novel and frankly, it kicks the original into the shade. Reimagined by French illustrator Daniel Casanave in the storytelling style and qualities of a graphic novel, the text becomes action-packed sequences and conversations between characters, with comedic commentary and satirical interludes.
š We Are What We Steal: Crimes are a reflection of the period and society in which they occur. Their particulars tell us about the values, attitudes, and power structures of the day. This data visualisation looks in the aggregate at the New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime to see what else is documented in the process of recording crimes.
š The secret lives of giant-vegetable growers: From onions as big as babies to pumpkins that weigh more than a car, it has been a record-breaking year for oversize veg. But what motivates someone to grow an 8-metre beetroot ā and is skulduggery involved?
š§ 15 Signs That Your Boundaries Need Work: Good boundaries can positively impact everything from our energy levels to our sense of esteem and the quality of our relationships. Conversely, poor boundaries can negatively impact each of those same content areas. This article argues that boundaries are therefore a cornerstone psychological habit that each of us must master.
š„¶ If You’re Already Dreading Winter, Here Are Some Small Ways to Prepare Now: We’re probably going to be spending even more time indoors, so it’s a good time to get your mind, body, and home ready to hunker down.
š¤« How to know who’s trustworthy: Knotty problems call for sound advice. Use philosophy to find the intellectually dependable amid the frauds and egotists.
Where does resilience come from?
Every so often I develop an abstract pareidolia for a particular idea; right now it’s resilience. I see it everywhere: about people, business, stock markets, technologies, everywhere.
So what is it to be resilient? Perhaps something risk-tolerant: grit, fortitude, fearlessness. Perhaps something risk-averse: buckling down, bouncing back, putting up. It’s become a word people just like to say, like webinar or essentially or engagement.
The Harvard Business Review have used 2020 as the petri dish in which to study resilience with a survey; where resilience comes from and how to hone it. According to this research, resilience seems to arise in proximity to suffering and as threats become more tangible. These are the ways in which resilience is thrust upon us, but there may also be ways to develop a readiness through considered practice.
