1. Why Animals Are an Introvert’s Best Friend.

2. How I Make My Life More Comfortable as a Highly Sensitive Introvert.

3. 20 Best Podcasts About Social Justice of 2021.

4. This is what I wanted to read in my depression.

5. Austin Kleon’s new book club: Read Like an Artist. Check out some of the other artists book clubs hosted by Literati. There are some really good ones.

6. In Conversation: Alison Bechdel. In related news, Alison Bechdel Is Working on a “Dykes to Watch Out For” Animated TV Series!

7. 20 Books by Asian American Authors You Need to Read.

8. Burnout: Modern Affliction or Human Condition? on The New Yorker.

9. What Makes Some People More Resilient Than Others on The New York Times.

10. Public health experts: Why we’re going to keep wearing our masks. In related news, People Aren’t ‘Addicted’ to Wearing Masks, They’re Traumatized, and Got the vaccine? Experts say you can relax about your Covid-19 risk now. Really., and Fully Vaccinated People Can Stop Wearing Masks Indoors And Outdoors, CDC Says, and  Hundreds of Epidemiologists Expected Mask-Wearing in Public for at Least a Year on The New York Times.

11. “The Future Loves You Already” Poetry Film & Benefit Print Sale.

12. Lindy West Reflects on the Fat Positive Legacy of “Shrill”.

13. ‘Notes On Grief’ Makes Visceral The Experience Of Death And Grieving.

14. We shouldn’t go back to “normal.” Normal wasn’t good enough. “Many of us feel resistant to return to pre-pandemic life — for good reason.”

15. On Being with Krista Tippett: Joy Harjo – The Whole of Time.

16. Out of Breath. Beautiful; brutal.

 

1. The Other Side of Languishing Is Flourishing. Here’s How to Get There. On The New York Times. “Research shows that the pandemic took a toll on our overall well-being and left many of us drained. Here are seven simple steps to get you thriving again.” In related news, Wintering and dormancy.

2. Artist Uses Sand and Stones to Create Land Art Masterpieces at His Local Beach.

3. A selection of top stories from the final round of the 100-word Microfiction Challenge 2020.

4. How to help India during its COVID surge — 12 places you can donate. In related news, Help India Breathe on Lion’s Roar.

5. If Your Brain Feels Foggy And You’re Tired All The Time, You’re Not Alone. “Feelings of exhaustion, irritability and mental fogginess are our bodies’ normal response to an abnormal year of pandemic life.”

6. Doctor explains how uninsured people can lower their medical bills. “In a series of videos, Dr. Calderilla explains in detail how someone without insurance could negotiate their hefty medical bills down to a fraction of what they are initially asked to pay.”

7. Stacey Abrams Contains Multitudes. “Her obsessions with public policy and pop culture came together in the new Supreme Court thriller ‘While Justice Sleeps,’ the first time she has used her own name on one of her novels.”

8. Goodwill Doesn’t Want Your Broken Toaster.

9. Can You Stop Being an Introvert? Probably Not, According to Science.

10. Here’s Everything Researchers Know About High Sensitivity, As Of 2021.

11. Good Samaritan speaks out for 1st time after jumping 25 feet to save girl in bay. “After he was involved in a five-car collision with his daughter, Jonathan Bauer jumped from a bridge to save another girl who had fallen into the water.”

12. Can We Ever Know The True Version of Our Parents’ Life Stories? “In her memoir ‘Negative Space,’ Lilly Dancyger searches for an understanding of who her artist father really was.”

13. Let’s Just Replace Every Terrible Man in the Movies With Tig Notaro.

14. “Write as if you were dying.” Read Annie Dillard’s greatest writing advice.

15. Yes, Virginia, There Is Still A Goddamn Global Pandemic from Chuck Wendig on Terrible Minds.

16. Women Who Said No to Motherhood on The New York Times. “A photographer in Berlin is capturing the lives of the consciously child-free.”

17. Good stuff from Austin Kleon: Just make something, anything, really, and Nobody wants to read a book, and The Goldilocks Theory.

18. Ani DiFranco: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert.