My one week away from writing has turned into a month. Again. Rather than beat myself up about it, which is a common trait of 9s, I've decided that it's okay. I don't know that I had anything coherent to write over the past month, anyway. With Christmas, travelling, etc. it was also a busy …
Category: Must Reads
Must Reads #3
There’s not really much of a theme to these apart from being related to historical subjects in some way. “Making an Ancient Roman Murderer”On the bizarre plot hatched by Emperor Nero to murder his mother, Agrippina. Nero comes across as a bit of a hapless boob rather than a cunning schemer in the story. “What …
Must Reads #2
Note: Must Reads #1 was accidentally deleted through a Github pages mishap. Welcome to my second installment of must reads. Today’s theme is perfectionism and its discontents. “The Problem with Being Perfect.” by Olga Khazan. Perfectionism can often seem like a good problem to have in the abstract, but it can be utterly destructive. I …
