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Friday greetings, @SusanCain & @LiveQuiet,
Songs from a rather deep fellow
with whose work
you may be familiar...
"Heartbreak, hope and human imperfection: Leonard Cohen’s greatest songs"
theguardian.com/music/2026/o…
Happy weekend @SusanCain @LiveQuiet
"Films with lots of explosions are now increasingly likely to have a bittersweet ending..."
This reminds me of how, over decades, more songs are in minor key. I think we increasingly see our world in its complexity.
nytimes.com/2026/09/25/movie…
Hello @SusanCain & @LiveQuiet,
Some fascinating observations and advice (from God Himself!)
"The Morgan Freeman trick to become an unforgettable speaker."
facebook.com/reel/2160546794…
Hello @SusanCain and @LiveQuiet,
"There’s Something Better Than Happiness"
"I don’t mean to malign every form of contented happiness. I only want to say that overall it may be better to seek meaning rather than pleasure."
nytimes.com/2026/09/07/opini…
Good morning @SusanCain & @LiveQuiet
So it turns out that reading fiction makes us do the work of creating new worlds, and we understand others better!
Who would've thought! 😉
"Books are good for your brain. But fiction has a surprising added benefit."
washingtonpost.com/wellness/…
Good morning @SusanCain & @livequiet
Video: "The John B. Keane philosophy for writing."
"A writer is a human being with the finest of God's gifts at his disposal. He has the power to convey the great joys, great madnesses, and great hearts in others."
facebook.com/reel/8498811047…
Happy weekend to @SusanCain and @LiveQuiet.
To thoroughly embrace our personality types, let us not neglect our choice of furry friends.
"These 7 calm dog breeds are ideal for introverts — including the '40mph couch potato' "
countryliving.com/uk/wildlif…
Good morning @SusanCain @LiveQuiet,
You may already know of this quote about being alone, attributed to Bianca Sparacino in "Seeds Planted in Concrete".
goodreads.com/quotes/8658582…
Daniel Pink's Instagram
listed @SusanCain's TED talk
as one of
"3 TED talks [that] could change your life."
linkedin.com/posts/danielpin…
At first I thought this story was from The Onion.
But no, it's true.
History will remember the country for its abuse of power, rather than its accomplishments in democracy and science and medicine and technology and industry.
Thanks, Trump.
I just saw this bit of wisdom:
"The problem with quotes on the Internet is that they are often not true." – Abraham Lincoln
Good morning, @SusanCain and @LiveQuiet,
In parallel with toxic positivity,
I ran across this timely article about toxic *flattery*,
which is excessive positivity directed at another person.
P.S. I love, Love, LOVE absolutely ALL of your books! (😆)
washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
Happy New Years Eve @SusanCain and @LiveQuiet,
I remember my ~9th grade teacher
talking about conflict in literature--
educating budding young authors!
Attached is a compendium of conflict types.
Don't stop reading until you reach the bottom right...
My unsolicited emoji: 😆
A warm solstice to @SusanCain & @LiveQuiet
nytimes.com/2025/12/20/well/…
"Everybody knows the turkey and the mistletoe help to make the season bright, but we should probably admit that the season comes with its own beautiful melancholy, too."
(P.S. The linked songs are evocative.)
Hello @SusanCain and @LiveQuiet,
Google Alerts pointed me to this article, which applies the teachings of 'Bittersweet' in a religious context:
"... the Christian faith is about all of life. The suffering matters as much as the joy."
livingchurch.org/covenant/ad…
Midweek greetings to @SusanCain and @LiveQuiet...
I thought that you'd appreciate this artwork,
which shows where reading can transport us...
facebook.com/reel/2603620949…
Good morning @SusanCain @LiveQuiet
Ken Burns on grief:
"We forget that these losses are often the most important and animating aspects of who we are...
"As painful and isolating as it is, grief is also a gift that can't be squandered."
cnn.com/all-there-is-anderso…
Happy pre-Halloween, @SusanCain @LiveQuiet
Google Alerts pointed me to this list from India.
I thought its pithy summary was particularly à propos for our time:
"Key lesson:
Influence built on quiet confidence lasts longer than charisma built on noise."
yourstory.com/2025/10/5-book…
Hello @susanCain @LiveQuiet,
This article describes an author Claire Eastham's experimental month of avoiding smalltalk altogether, for motivations I know you well understand.
(Separately, she's written a book about dealing with a panic disorder.)
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…
So I ran across this article about 'awe' and thought, hmm, @SusanCain would be interested...
But the most wee bit o' research revealed she was already on it!!! She had spoken with Dacher Keltner years ago. Nothing escapes her! 😆
nytimes.com/2025/09/28/brief…
