Joshua Fletcher

1 month ago | bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com | Martha Beck |Steven J. Heine |Mary Anderson |Joshua Fletcher

When you start in on your to-do list, do you feel calm and confident or anxious and stressed? Unfortunately, the latter is an abundantly common answer. Our culture obsesses over productivity, prizes social-media-worthy outputs, and floods our brains with intractable mountains of information. It is no wonder the modern mind is finding it hard to relax. Anxiety doesn’t have to control your schedule.

Jan 16, 2025 | tspantx.com | Joshua Fletcher

The growth is fueling higher rents and home prices in the North Texas city that was once seen as a more affordable option to Dallas and other major cities. FORT WORTH, Texas — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. Read the original article here. Fort Worth may soon become the state’s next city with more than 1 million people.

Mar 2, 2024 | theguardian.com | Joshua Fletcher

I had a new client pencilled in under the name “Daphne”. No surname provided – she wanted to remain anonymous, she’d told me on the phone. She was due to arrive in two minutes for her initial consultation. Having mere seconds to prepare for a new client triggered panic stations. The clock reached five minutes past the hour. Still no Daphne.

Feb 16, 2024 | nextbigideaclub.com | Joshua Fletcher |Cal Newport |Ken Costa |Shannon Reed

Shannon Reed is a writer and professor of creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh, where she is the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Writing Program, specializing in fiction and humor writing. Previously, she has taught preschool, middle school, and high school. Her work has been featured in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and The Washington Post, among other publications.

Feb 9, 2024 | loyolamaroon.com | Joshua Fletcher

Design junior Justin Lee said you have to look at the world differently when you’re Black and gay. “As a gay person, it’s really easy to find community because, at least at Loyola, you’ll be accepted by pretty much anybody,” he said. As for finding safe spaces on campus as a Black person, Lee finds that many of his white counterparts try too hard to prove that they’re anti-racist, which makes everything uncomfortable.