We are being encouraged to live in the moment a good deal these days. The classical “Carpe Diem” (seize the day) has transformed into the…
We could stand to give ourselves a break. Self-judgment is one of the most insistent themes in the Everyday Life in Middletown diaries. The diaries…
“At home, B. shows me the old heater, charred and in pieces. He quickly installs the new device and no fish seem the worse off…
What does it mean to pay attention? The phrase is odd, as Essay Daily editor Ander Monson recently pointed out. It describes attention as something…