Tag: work-life balance
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Magnificent, Decadent Cakes: My Letter From Love (Part 2)
Based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Letters From Love” newsletter Last week I shared my Letter From Love, based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s practice of writing letters to (and from) Unconditional Love, which she’s been sharing on her Substack newsletter. This is part 2 of that story; I recommend you go back and read my letter before diving…
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Just Kidding About Quitting Syria
Yesterday I posted that after seven years, my job was no longer Syria conflict-related. I talked about the relief and guilt I felt upon unsubscribing from all my usual Syria updates over email and WhatsApp, which I’ve been part of for years for various jobs. And how, after joining a new project at work last…
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What We Notice When We Snap Our Laptops Shut
Arlington, MA-January 2023 I spent this past week in DC for work. I flew down Monday evening, so I could go to in-person meetings with colleagues and work from our office in Arlington, VA. I’ve just joined a new project this month; there is so much to be done. The gravitational pull of my work…
Curious Georgie 
–مرحبا سلام Thank you so much, what a lovely comment to receive! I think you’re right; we can’t always be…