A curated list of things I’ve seen, read, used, and loved lately.
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There is too much stuff: How the infinite online shopping options cause anxiety and choice fatigue (and why we turn to influencers for help) | The Atlantic
This is such an interesting interview: How brands get their names, explained by a professional namer | VOX
The Japanese practice of Ikigai is said to be the secret to a long and happy life | Medium
I’m obsessed with peanut butter in all forms, so definitely gonna try this peanut butter pancake recipe (once I finally have a kitchen) | Minimalist Baker
We are all equal but some are more equal than others: The complex system of how restaurants categorize their guests and pamper VIPs (plus some inside DC politics gossip) | Washingtonian
Go ahead, take a photo of the sunset, cliché or not | Manrepeller
If you like postmodern fiction or are open to reading a kind of experimental novel, read this book. It’s really unique and I get why some people might not like it, but I think it was great.
I usually change my nail polish palette by season – go for dark in the winter and bright and colorful for summer, but I’ve been loving this soft mauve color recently
Love the minimal design of these essential oil diffusers
A visual report on how tourists destroyed Maya Bay, made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie “The Beach” | BBC
Patagonia’s latest move is pretty cool | Upworthy
For British citizens: Sign this Who Made My Clothes petition asking the Government to create a modern slavery database
