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WHAT I’M UP TO

• I wrote about scheduling my hobbies in an attempt to cure my burnout for Business Insider. I used to roll my eyes at the idea of planning my free time, but there’s a lot of research that shows it can lift your mood. The technical term is “behavioural activation” and it’s a CBT technique (available on the NHS, via apps or self-guided)

• If you want the inside scoop on how I pitched that story to Business Insider, join me and commissioning editor Jack Sommers on Twitter Spaces next Thursday (23/09) at 1 PM (BST). We’re going to talk about what editors want from freelancers and vice versa!

• I’ve also got a piece out in this month’s issue of Red Magazine about how our career past can haunt us. I reflected on whether experiences in my first job might have planted the seeds that led me to later choose self-employment

• And the Evening Standard interviewed me about the death of work ethic

THINGS I READ AND LIKED A LOT

• I gobbled up Emilie Pine’s Notes to Self, a searing collection of personal essays. It’s a tiny book but leaves an enormous impression.

• I’m absolutely giddy that Gawker is back, because where else would publish such a brilliant piece about how Sally Rooney’s Irishness is a central but overlooked facet in critical readings of her work

• Lena Dunham, Adam Buxton and Anish Kapoor on the new rules of success

• A brief history of productivity and why we’re so frustrated by it

• Twitter revoked Chris Stokel-Walker’s blue tick and he’s confused AF

WHAT YOU TOLD ME

Last time, I shared a list of my favourite newsletters. Reader Traci Taylor said something very kind to say:

I'm so far behind in my newsletters, but reading this on a Monday morning filled me with joy & inspiration! Thank you for sharing this magnificent list with your readers. 

So, this week, tell me. Do you struggle to see your own success? Post your thoughts as a comment or just hit reply to this email and let me know. I’ll share my favourite in the next issue.

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