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Burnout and vocation
How a brilliant new essay helped me make sense of my post-burnout career.
Jonathan Malesic
9 hr
Burnout and vocation
How a brilliant new essay helped me make sense of my post-burnout career.
Jonathan Malesic
9 hr
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My essay on regret is now free to read!
You know you need 15 minutes' escape from everything; why not read about my regrets and contemplate the value of your own?
Jonathan Malesic
Mar 24
My essay on regret is now free to read!
You know you need 15 minutes' escape from everything; why not read about my regrets and contemplate the value of your own?
Jonathan Malesic
Mar 24
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Regrets, I've had a few
Regret, the subject of my new essay, is one of the most valuable tools we have in our moral lives. It's how we reconcile with the strangers our past se…
Jonathan Malesic
Mar 10
Regrets, I've had a few
Regret, the subject of my new essay, is one of the most valuable tools we have in our moral lives. It's how we reconcile with the strangers our past se…
Jonathan Malesic
Mar 10
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Delete your account
Needless to say, Annie Dillard is not on Twitter.
Jonathan Malesic
Feb 19
Delete your account
Needless to say, Annie Dillard is not on Twitter.
Jonathan Malesic
Feb 19
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Reading while writing
Why writing a book means I struggle to read one.
Jonathan Malesic
Feb 4
Reading while writing
Why writing a book means I struggle to read one.
Jonathan Malesic
Feb 4
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Cancellation and the art of writing
On Meghan Daum's "The Problem with Everything" and the problem with everything
Jonathan Malesic
Jan 6
Cancellation and the art of writing
On Meghan Daum's "The Problem with Everything" and the problem with everything
Jonathan Malesic
Jan 6
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New Xmas essay: Snowballs at Midnight Mass
And a summary of my writing this year
Jonathan Malesic
Dec 24, 2019
New Xmas essay: Snowballs at Midnight Mass
And a summary of my writing this year
Jonathan Malesic
Dec 24, 2019
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My essay in NY Times Mag: On Mediocre Sushi
What I learned as an accidental sushi chef
Jonathan Malesic
Dec 17, 2019
My essay in NY Times Mag: On Mediocre Sushi
What I learned as an accidental sushi chef
Jonathan Malesic
Dec 17, 2019
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The appeal of imaginary friends (and enemies)
This newsletter and the next one are going out on Tuesday rather than Monday (for secret reasons). I hope that doesn't throw you off too much. My artic…
Jonathan Malesic
Dec 3, 2019
The appeal of imaginary friends (and enemies)
This newsletter and the next one are going out on Tuesday rather than Monday (for secret reasons). I hope that doesn't throw you off too much. My artic…
Jonathan Malesic
Dec 3, 2019
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Threats and neighbors
I have been thinking about two things -- one a matter of life and death, the other not -- that seem, at first, unrelated. The less serious one is a len…
Jonathan Malesic
Nov 18, 2019
Threats and neighbors
I have been thinking about two things -- one a matter of life and death, the other not -- that seem, at first, unrelated. The less serious one is a len…
Jonathan Malesic
Nov 18, 2019
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God and / or country
The most ceremonial ceremony I ever attended was a canonization. This was in 2010, when Andre Bessette, a humble brother of the Congregation of Holy Cr…
Jonathan Malesic
Nov 4, 2019
God and / or country
The most ceremonial ceremony I ever attended was a canonization. This was in 2010, when Andre Bessette, a humble brother of the Congregation of Holy Cr…
Jonathan Malesic
Nov 4, 2019
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Demons and deletions
The big takeaway from this brief edition of the newsletter: I have a new essay at Plough Quarterly out called "The Noonday Demon." It's about acedia, a…
Jonathan Malesic
Oct 21, 2019
Demons and deletions
The big takeaway from this brief edition of the newsletter: I have a new essay at Plough Quarterly out called "The Noonday Demon." It's about acedia, a…
Jonathan Malesic
Oct 21, 2019
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