Haley, truth is I only skimmed your headlines and enjoyed the photos....however, I hear you on the Planet Narnia praise--the book blew me away. Michael Ward is such a gift to this world.
It can be easy for me to highlight that we have an epidemic of loneliness, it can be more challenging for me to look at the state of my friendships and see how I’ve ingested some of the same outlooks that the “Intellectual Friendship” article cautions us to guard against. I needed to read that, thanks Haley!
The Free the Children article was amazing & made me even more excited for my preorder of The Anxious Generation to arrive. This section made me guffaw:
"I don’t like kids” is treated as one “lifestyle choice” among many—whereas it’s harder to imagine people saying out loud, “I just don’t think the elderly should be out in ‘normal’ spaces.”
What a cutie pie in shorts and tall rain boots! Adorable.
I'm looking forward to reading the piece on cousins. I have heard about this recently as regards China -- that aunts, uncles, and cousins have largely disappeared. No more family tree, with lateral branches -- just a family stick.
Rachel Lu’s piece was really interesting to me especially as I spent a lot of time reading all the things about the Mommy Wars back in the early 2000s. I’m curious about how different sectors can use her suggestion of meritocracy:
“A meritocratic ethos can enable late-entry workers to cut through some of the institutional advantages of the better-established.”
For instance, I was told that the Spectator hires its writers based on a blind writing sample. They have no idea of the author’s bio, so it’s really just how good the writing is and if it’s a good fit for the publication.
But how that could work in fields beyond my ken, like science-based work, I have no idea.
I also wonder about meritocracy for workers who aren’t skilled. Does a company choose to hire or promote a low-skilled worker because they aren’t very bright but they work hard? What if they are bad at their job not through laziness but because they just aren’t great at it- but they are cheerful and people like them? Is this kind of thing not already in place in many work environments or is productivity really the bottom line?
This is making me think there might be some things to be said for Christian business owners….
Haley, truth is I only skimmed your headlines and enjoyed the photos....however, I hear you on the Planet Narnia praise--the book blew me away. Michael Ward is such a gift to this world.
Thank you for the tip on the candles.
Have a lovely week!
Your comment on Metaxes made me chuckle. 🤭
Love the Good Lion Golf stuff, thanks for sharing!
Also, we want the recipe for whatever involved coconut and rum! ;)
It can be easy for me to highlight that we have an epidemic of loneliness, it can be more challenging for me to look at the state of my friendships and see how I’ve ingested some of the same outlooks that the “Intellectual Friendship” article cautions us to guard against. I needed to read that, thanks Haley!
The Free the Children article was amazing & made me even more excited for my preorder of The Anxious Generation to arrive. This section made me guffaw:
"I don’t like kids” is treated as one “lifestyle choice” among many—whereas it’s harder to imagine people saying out loud, “I just don’t think the elderly should be out in ‘normal’ spaces.”
What a cutie pie in shorts and tall rain boots! Adorable.
I'm looking forward to reading the piece on cousins. I have heard about this recently as regards China -- that aunts, uncles, and cousins have largely disappeared. No more family tree, with lateral branches -- just a family stick.
Haley, thanks for sharing these. I've always been a great admirer of Lewis' work and have yet to read Letters to Children. And now I will. :)
Rachel Lu’s piece was really interesting to me especially as I spent a lot of time reading all the things about the Mommy Wars back in the early 2000s. I’m curious about how different sectors can use her suggestion of meritocracy:
“A meritocratic ethos can enable late-entry workers to cut through some of the institutional advantages of the better-established.”
For instance, I was told that the Spectator hires its writers based on a blind writing sample. They have no idea of the author’s bio, so it’s really just how good the writing is and if it’s a good fit for the publication.
But how that could work in fields beyond my ken, like science-based work, I have no idea.
I also wonder about meritocracy for workers who aren’t skilled. Does a company choose to hire or promote a low-skilled worker because they aren’t very bright but they work hard? What if they are bad at their job not through laziness but because they just aren’t great at it- but they are cheerful and people like them? Is this kind of thing not already in place in many work environments or is productivity really the bottom line?
This is making me think there might be some things to be said for Christian business owners….