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# five friday finds: power down, read more, be thin skinned
- URL: https://flyways.snowbird.global/five-friday-finds-power-down-read/
- Published: 2024-01-05T07:30:17.000Z
- Updated: 2024-11-05T05:51:36.000Z
- Description: where do you stop and where does the world begin?
- Author: Gautam Ramdurai
- Tags: Newsletter, #Migrated-1730785798323, #Import 2024-11-05 13:50

HAPPY 2024 PEEPS!

This is going to be a wild year, no less than last year. I like fresh starts. I like resolutions, regardless of their effectiveness. Any moment taken to pause, reflect and resolve is a good moment. Here are some finds to help with that reset:

1. [**POWER DOWN**](https://www.wired.com/story/sleep-procrastination-psychology-tips/?ref=flyways.snowbird.global) I'm sure most of us want to rethink our relationship with our devices. Why do we stay up so late, even when we know we shouldn't?
2. [**JUST READ**](https://www.publicbooks.org/this-is-your-brain-on-books/?ref=flyways.snowbird.global) Reading shapes the thinking of book lovers in ways that go beyond merely what they read.
3. [**WORK WEARY**](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2023-in-review/an-exhausting-year-in-and-out-of-the-office?ref=flyways.snowbird.global) After successive waves of post-pandemic change, worn-out knowledge workers need a fresh start.
4. [**LAUGH MORE**](https://restofworld.org/2023/how-people-laugh-online/?ref=flyways.snowbird.global) Laughter is universal, but lol is not. Think about what's funny to you, but don't assume it is to others.
5. [**BE THIN SKINNED**](https://www.themarginalian.org/2023/12/14/jenn-shapland-thin-skin/?ref=flyways.snowbird.global) *"To be thin-skinned is to feel keenly, to perceive things that might go unseen, unnoticed, that others might prefer not to notice."*

I wish you the very best for whatever you want to reset in this new year. 

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