The drive home.

A really great grate.

My new routine: Every day, when my daughter is gone at school, my brain forces me to face the fact that her being gone will soon be my new normal.
I hate this new routine.

…we are very easily taken in by the promise that buying or upgrading to some new thing will measurably improve our lives. I propose that, if we learned how to fully use what we already had better, such depth of knowledge and skill would have a far greater and more lasting impact.

• Patrick Rhone, The Best Upgrade Is You

I absolutely love the (almost secret) positivity in Patrick’s advice here: You bought a thing. A really cool thing! Learn how to really use it so your enjoyment can last longer than the afterglow of the purchase.

“The majority of us would much rather be happy than try to found a company that takes over the world — sacrificing the majority of our waking hours, our hobbies, and likely many of our relationships in the process.”

• Elizabeth Lopatto, Silicon Valley Has Forgotten What Normal People Want