Seasonal time, book edge painting, Jaques Pépin, life tips, and more

Seven links to worthwhile thin(g/k)s

Trader Joe’s, a grocery store chain in the United States that caters to the seasonal spirit

Hello dear reader,

This time next week we will have launched into October! Ah, the beauty of autumn. Any interesting seasonal plans this year?

Here are seven links to bits of the world I have been exploring this week, shared with the hope that you will find them to be an inspiring springboard for deeper thinking.

1. I’m sorry, this is a 3-hour investment diving into chef Jaques Pépin and his Essential Techniques mastering the kitchen videos, but it is so good! It includes chapters and timestamps so you can skip around to sections you find interesting. With time in mind, a gentle reminder: attention is not free.

2. Following seasonal time, not the ticking of a clock.

3. I went down the rabbit hole of this blog, and I’m hooked. Two favorites:

   • The very best drugs you need

   • Life tips

4. Book edge painting! Swoon! Along with some love

5. So what?

6. The future of weight loss

7. Ok, well, phew, given last week’s math debacle and me pulling out my hair over probability, this order of operations math problem helped me redeem myself.

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And as promised, here is a roundup of some personal favorites from September.

watching

• the television series, Blacklist, starring James Spader

• a Vox series called Explained

reading

• Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre

• Albert Camus, Lyrical and Critical Essays

listening

• My autumn evening playlist on Spotify

• On Audible, The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and Peter Thiel

exploring

• M Street Coffee in Sherman Oaks, CA has delightful coffee (a fast favorite and properly LA-autumnal drink of choice has become their Divine Chai iced latte)

• For all my baked goods cravings and Scandinavian treats, I enjoy paying my local bakery, Clark Street Bread, a visit

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Until next week!

x

Ani

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