Comments on: Random life updates — recovery edition

By: Betsy

Betsy — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 02:42:43 +0000

Practical suggestion here. If the list of gifts is just lost, but you do know that every guest did bring a gift, this can be a good opportunity to learn about generic thank you notes and the gift of presence!

Dear (friend),

Thank you so much for the birthday gift and for coming to my party. It was so fun to have you there! I’m so happy we are friends. (You can even insert a sentence about a specific game they played together, etc.)

Thanks again,
A

Just an idea! I’m a stickler for sending TY notes and am of the opinion that a note that doesn’t specifically call out the present is better than nothing.

Also, the birthday boy may recall some of who gave what, so perhaps they needn’t all be generic…

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 13:14:15 +0000

In reply to Mushky. @Mushky - I never quite understand how the WSJ paywall functions. Glad you were able to read it!

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 13:13:39 +0000

In reply to Mandy. @Mandy - thank you! Self-control and empathy would be nice, wouldn't they?

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 13:13:18 +0000

In reply to Kristen.

@Kristen – I was just looking at photos from early 2020 the other day…it was a time! I also had a newborn, which I still marvel at some times…

By: Mushky

Mushky — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:00:55 +0000

Your book review was not behind a paywall for me. I was able to read it without any subscription.
Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett might be a good book to help people on their journey towards emotional mastery.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 19:29:20 +0000

I loved your review of the book and I look forward to reading it, I agree wholeheartedly that the world needs more self control and empathy and if we could all be like that wonderful bus driver that would be amazing! Glad you are on the mend.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:47:07 +0000

I liked this bit: “I believe that 50% of the workforce will be working remotely half the time,” Sutton Fell says. “I don’t think that 50% of the workforce will be working 100% remotely by 2020, or even 2030.”

Well we showed her, didn’t we?

Except none of us planned to work at home with our partners, kids, and pets, while simultaneously trying to teach our kids how to school from home! We made it, though!

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 16:05:28 +0000

In reply to Mara.

@Mara – always the problem with predicting the future! The crazy thing with remote work is that it made sense for so long — the tech was there in 2014 just as it was in 2020 — but it took something big to force people out of their usual routines and rules.

By: Mara

Mara — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:52:26 +0000

Laughing at the remote work article. If only you could tell your 2014 self how this would play out!