I get asked a lot about “tips for alleviating burnout,” and if you’ve been reading this newsletter for awhile, you know I have a few: put your phone on airplane mode before you go into the bedroom; don’t listen to podcasts on walks; dedicate time to hang out with your own mind. But the biggest one is something I first heard from fellow burnout... See more

think one of my favorite acts of resistance will always be to move slower when the world is moving too fast.

To produce less.

To write less.

To say less.

I used to think of this as a weakness, as shrinking my power.

Now I see it as a strength.

As choosing how to focus my energy rather than keep it continually in a state of response to what is... See more