my writer mentor said that we should consider the possibility of writing for our most generous readers, our most attentive & thorough readers

& I’ve loved that advice

“Jung’s ideas about happiness and his five pillars of well-being stand up solidly to modern research findings,” writes Arthur C. Brooks: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Why would a journalist even ask this question? When was the last time journalists asked a white governor if a catastrophe happened because too many white people were hired? This is how racial propaganda works. Media should not legitimize it.

.Heather Long recently was at an event with top business execs perplexed by Americans under 40 being disillusioned with capitalism. They wondered how to restore trust in our economic system. Her suggestion: Treat workers better. Shore up social security. wapo.st/49iptLB

'A society with limits on wealth will have to develop new aspirations.' What a terrific, thought-provoking, conversation-starting debut by Christine Emba The Atlantic. theatlantic.com/family/archive…

Bravo The Wall Street Journal

Today’s The Wall Street Journal front page.
If you find yourself held hostage on the other side of the world, you want an employer like The Journal, WilmerHale as your lawyers and Ella Milman, Mikhail and Danielle Gershkovic as your family.
#IStandWithEvan

While mission-driven journalists are burning out, profit-driven media are burning up the last vestiges of credibility they have. Chuck Todd's dissent, along w/ other journalists' concerns about the media, are signs of health in a sick society. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/katewoodso…

A thing I love about having a newsletter about mental health & democracy is pointing readers to wiser minds than mine.

katewoodsome.substack.com/p/this-is-wild

In latest: @iaminseparable Keith Edwards @knightcenterut @LWalsh Jennifer Brandel Julia Hotz Hadley Green Nkem Ndefo 🍉
Dr. Gabor Maté

When women turn to violence to survive domestic abuse, “these cases should be treated as self-defense,” Elizabeth Flock writes Washington Post Opinions. Instead, U.S. law treats a woman who fights back “not as a longtime victim, but as a criminal.” FREE link 👇
wapo.st/3uJi9L4

America is a flawed #democracy with ghastly wealth inequality and #mentalhealth crises facing youth and people with serious mental illness and substance use disorders. It’s time to try something new.

My latest 👇open.substack.com/pub/katewoodso…

#socialjustice #journalism

Did any of us dream of being a workaholic? My latest Substack on the cost of attaching our worth to our work and why now might be a good time to say f*ck it.
#journalism #mentalhealth #democracy open.substack.com/pub/katewoodso…

Highly recommend this amazing video discussion for journalists working, or trying to get work, here in 2024. Huge thanks to the NPC Journalism Institute for putting the panel together.