Happy Friday, book lovers! It was a week full of Thanksgiving leftovers, too much shopping, building colossal paper machines in the office, and smelling pine everywhere. Here’s what we read along the way.
1. Happiness Expert Paul Dolan: What Makes Me Happy via The Guardian. In a sea of articles on how to find happiness, this is a thought-provoking point of view. Dolan says, “Long holidays are a good example of the stories people tell about their happiness. ‘Oh, we simply love our two weeks every year in Marbella,’ so goes the story. No, you bloody don’t: it’s too hot and the kids get on your nerves more than they do at home.”
2. What a Difference 6 Months Make: Calendars Then Versus Now via Clickhole. We at Workman love a good calendar joke, and this one is right up our alley.
3. In Conversation: Chris Rock via Vulture. Frank Rich sits down with the well-known comedian to discuss self-censorship, the worst audience he’s ever had, and his new movie, Top Five (in theaters today!).
4. Frozen-Obsessed Puppy Wakes Up From Nap to Sing ‘Let It Go’ via Huffington Post. This was our procrastination video of choice this week. That puppy, though.
5. Leaving Academia for Buzzfeed: Six Months Later via Buzzfeed. An update on one writer’s journey from the humanities classroom to her first piece that went viral, and what she’s learned along the way.
6. What It’s Like to Fly the $23,000 Singapore Airlines Suites Class via Medium. Tip from editorial assistant Sarah: this article is even more mind-blowing when you read it sitting in coach, waiting for the plane to take off with a crying baby two seats in front of you. But really, this guy is the happiest person ever to be on a plane, and we can’t blame him.
And just because, we’ll leave you with this. Have a wonderful weekend, friends!
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