Philip Soriano
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Philip Soriano
Writer and artist Austin Kleon uses two desks: an “analog” desk for generating ideas by hand, and a “digital” desk for refining work on a computer
Midlife moment: looking back at choices made for survival and realizing they kept you alive but not living—and wondering what version of yourself might exist if you could get a second chance at those moments.
Ashley Kelschsubstack.comBetween quality childcare and longer parental leaves, the bigger contributor to a healthy and productive son is a longer parental leave.
John Gray PhD • The Boy Crisis
Consider what it takes for a child to develop into a grown-up. We enter our lives in a state of utter dependence on adults. Eventually, God willing, we become adults ourselves, capable of navigating daily life on our own. The journey from the former to the latter, Gill told me, ought to be one of gradually expanding independence. Parents shouldn’t... See more
The Atlantic • Cities Aren’t Built for Kids
Like girls, boys openly express their desire for genuine connections with others, including with boys. They reveal the human capacity for mutual understanding, care, and empathy and demonstrate remarkably astute abilities to read the human world. Yet as they reach middle to late adolescence and as expectations of manhood intensify, they begin to... See more
even when race, education, income, and other socioeconomic factors are equal, living without dad doubled a child’s chance of dropping out of high school.5
John Gray PhD • The Boy Crisis
When it comes to AI, we need to aim higher than the question: “What if you could press a button to generate an essay?” AI can produce infinite amounts of content; quantity is its game. Quality, intention, taste, originality, vision—that’s where we come in.
Sari Azout • The End of Productivity
Where Are Young Art Collectors and Museum Donors?
nytimes.com
I’m part of a men’s group that has met every Monday night for the last seven years. It’s just seven guys and it’s mediated by a therapist. These guys know me better than anyone. They’re the first to say: You’re stuck here. Or, why are you having the same problem that you had eight months ago with this other person? So, that helps me identify... See more
therapy and men’s group
Men’s group