I am a voracious reader and every week I come across either a book, online piece or website I want to share with others. I’ve decided to curate these gems and highlight them on Friday. I hope you find these faves as insightful as I do.
- What can you accomplish in one focused hour? Srinivas Rao explains the benefits of what can happen if you have a single-minded purpose in one hour in his piece, “The Power of One Focused Hour a Day.” This piece is especially for creatives, but also offers great advice on anyone who is interested in completing a goal.
- Emily Lackey writes a powerful fiction piece in the Hobart Journal, titled “How to Fall in Love.”
- This week’s TIME presents “How to Make a Relationship Last: 5 Secrets Backed by Research.” Eric Barker jumps into his piece with the following paragraph: “A lot of what you’re about to read is very unsexy and very unromantic. Sorry about that. But this isn’t fairy tale time. We’re going to see what the research says makes real relationships last so you can get as close to the fairy tale as possible. Everyone asks how you got married. Nobody asks how you stayed married. Time to find out the answer to that often-ignored second question…”
- “You can decide your own fate. Are you going to let it all fall apart? Or are you going to own it?” Patti Smith’s wisdom resonated with me in Just Kids and I loved reading more of her insights in this Guardian interview.
What were your favorite reads this week?
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It’s true. It’s not fairy tale time. I LOVE that relationship article.
It definitely presented a different perspective on relationships and marriage. Great tidbits to think about. . .
I also love the Time article on what makes a relationship work. Thank you and have a great weekend!
Glad you liked it, Amy. Thanks for letting me know.
I always count on these posts for great links and am never disappointed.
Aww, thanks, Nina. I always love your finds too.
One focused hour… I need to read this. I’ve been so busy working, designing, on family matters that my brain feels like it’s fried. I believe this will be my first read. Thank you my friend.
I understand, Ayala. It’s always hard to manage various roles, but this article, I think, will offer some guidance. Good luck!
Good reading – as always. I know I’ll enjoy the Patti Smith article. I’ve been reading Desert Solitaire and Living the Good Life (on Stoicism) and both are fantastically engaging. Also just finished last week, Euphoria – LOVED it.
Euphoria is on my list. My book pile is always growing and I’ll definitely check out your recommendations. Thanks, Barb!