Saddest calendar update of the week, courtesy of Stanford University

In a world with too much 'humble-brag,' Kristen Van Nest ✍️ Author of WHERE TO NEST's new novel, 'Where to Nest,' is the antidote we all need. It's playful, hilarious -- and the perfect mix of candid and coy. Here's hoping we all can mess up our lives with as much style and brio. amazon.com/dp/1990253571

What's allowable these days in personal essays? I'm fascinated by Emily Fox Gordon's reflections in The American Scholar. An uproar over Virginia Woolf's writing has her wondering: how much do writers dare be provocative? And is the line being redrawn? theamericanscholar.org/tramping-with-…

Hello, #fundraisers -- and anyone involved with a #nonprofit that you care about! If you're looking for new ways to inspire giving, this The Chronicle of Philanthropy article by RasheedaChildress is a mind-stretching delight. philanthropy.com/article/how-le…

#Economists gone wild! New @NBER research finds that good-looking parents pass along enough of that aura to boost kids' earnings power. Alas, the average lift is just $2,300/year. Enough to get leather seats in your car. Not enough for a Hawaii mansion. nber.org/papers/w32086

The #sleep researchers have just taken their game to a whole new level. Want to avoid sports injuries? Get more than seven hours of sleep a night. Data shows it makes a 1.7x difference. theconversation.com/sleep-can-give…

These donors are rivals! Why an edgy, competitive approach to charitable giving can work surprisingly well. linkedin.com/pulse/donors-r…
#philanthropy #incentives #giving

When 'grit' alone isn't getting you there. Great essay from Bloomberg's Sarah Green Carmichael on a better bounce-back strategy. 'You Need Friends. And Money.' bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Charge for your expertise -- or give it away? Try this simple test. linkedin.com/pulse/charge-y…

Lots to savor in the latest Edition of The American Scholar. Topics range from primates to Kissinger. I wouldn't dare suggest that there's an overlap
linkedin.com/pulse/editors-…

Could America turning into Home-Schooling Nation? This detailed analysis in The Washington Post documents a 51% rise in home-schooling students over the past six years, with especially strong rises in FL, CA and NY. washingtonpost.com/education/inte… #education #homeschool

The insider: how Michael Lewis got a backstage pass for the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried theguardian.com/books/2023/oct…

I've got three books on this list -- which is a total surprise. Time for some wisdom-of-the-crowd advice. What should my next move be?
#authors #ai #copyright
theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

The liberal arts are alive and well in community colleges -- very thoughtful piece by Cheryl Sadowski ccdaily.com/2023/08/the-li…

Talent on the way down is poignant at best -- outright haunting at its worst. But this is a fun story about 20-year-old talent on the rise.

It's nicely told, via The American Scholar
theamericanscholar.org/alcarazs-world/

When you look at the ways #AI is transforming language translation, are you angry -- or grateful? linkedin.com/posts/georgean…

Workforce trends to watch, via LinkedIn's data teams: here's how fast #AI is rising, plus new signs of choppiness for hybrid work and overall hiring linkedin.com/pulse/workforc… #jobs

I don't think so

Spotify lock an artist if you listen to them too much

Where do you create your best art?

The usual answers involve small, isolated places with stark simplicity. The artist's cottage. The writer's garret. But maybe, as this piece from The American Scholar suggests, #travel itself is what makes us #creative .
theamericanscholar.org/louis-ardine/