Wednesday Wisdom
What makes chocolate so good? The flavors, the aromas, the texture, and the snap. “That ‘snap’, my cocoa-loving friends, is a sign of well-tempered chocolate,” writes Rosie Alderson, PhD. The process needed to temper chocolate successfully requires precision, skill, and lots of science.
“Who knew chemistry could taste this good?” — Rosie Alderson, PhD
Wednesday, July 14
Stories to start your day, handpicked by Medium editors
“The truth is, there’s not an overwhelming reason to continue sending ‘manned’ vehicles into outer space at this juncture in human history. Scientists have figured out more efficient methods with probes, satellites, and rovers. Sending people into space takes huge amounts of resources. Colonizing planets? It’s a century away. At the current rate, we’re not going to last long enough to make that happen.” — Jessica Wildfire
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Tuesday, July 13
Stories to start your day, handpicked by Medium editors
“Haitian activists insist that the assassination was brought about by western interests and ongoing interference in Haiti’s political processes, but Moïse’s remaining cabinet members refute the claim and have called upon the US government to offer interventions.” — Arah Iloabugichukwu
“When the Euros started this year, I followed the games with my usual detached amusement, enjoying them but not getting emotionally invested. I felt like a neutral, which I then realized was strange considering I’m from England and I love football. The dialogue started up in my head again, and I reasoned that perhaps I didn’t want to be associated…
Monday, July 12
Stories to start your day, handpicked by Medium editors
“With so many folks getting together with family and friends, there’s a lot to celebrate this summer. I put together a playlist of some of the songs I’ve been listening to lately — it’s a mix of old and new, household names and emerging artists, and a whole lot in between.” — Barack Obama
“My heart aches at the memory of how I went on my vacation not feeling skinny enough. I should have been enjoying the local cuisine that we had the opportunity to enjoy. Instead, I felt anxiety whenever a meal would approach.” — Carrie Wynn
Sunday, July 11
A top highlight from the week of July 5, 2021
In ‘How To Create An On-Off Button For Your Mind,’ writer Darius Foroux offers a few tips on how to how to be more mindful of your mental energy.
Read the full piece here.
Friday, July 9
Stories to read when you have downtime, handpicked by Medium editors
“Perfectionism stifles creativity, innovation, and spontaneity. While the phenomenon is rising with the advent of helicopter or bulldozer parenting, the trait is also becoming more present in the corporate realm.” — Lisa Bradburn
“Can rage really make you blind? Yup. It can. It might only happen for a moment while a person is in the firey bend of emotional disassociation. Or it might occur over time as an ugly consequence of stuffing feelings of anger down until they put stress on the eyes.” — Sarah Cottrell
“Even at a very young age, I decided to always draw outside the lines…
Thursday, July 8
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“It’s not surprising that college athletes would attempt to copy the pros when it comes to these personal symbols. After all, businesses of all sorts mimic one another’s logos all the time. More interesting are the marks that try something different.” — James I. Bowie
“Divorced parenting is exactly like a shell collection scotch-taped to a piece of paper towel. You’re working with what you’ve got, under tight time limitations, and everything is just barely held together by big, sticky, visible strips of love.” — Charlotte Bismuth
“CSS art has been a thing since the creation of CSS itself. It…
Wednesday Wisdom
“The normal condition of the mind is to be lost in thought,” writes author Darius Foroux. We often don’t even notice we’re not in the moment. And it’s exhausting if you’re thinking every waking minute. That’s why it’s important to have an off switch for your brain.
“… be more mindful of your mental energy, and use it for things that actually matter to you. Read a book, work on your passion project, go for a walk, cook a special meal. Just anything that enriches your life.” — Darius Foroux
Wednesday, July 7
Stories to start your day, handpicked by Medium editors
“With COVID forcing people around the world to rethink their relationship to work and a growing body of evidence showing its benefits, the stage is set to launch a movement for a four-day workweek here in the United States. — Justin Ward
“…there’s something more deeply strange about watching someone try to create social media content. There’s even a kind of sadness to it, in part due to the performances themselves, at this point usually tremendously banal. Whether or not they ultimately garner attention, they are by and large devoid of originality.” — Colin Horgan
Tuesday, July 6
Stories to start your day, handpicked by Medium editors
“There needs to be a better method in place for these testing protocols. We all want a clean sport and we are all more than happy to take the tests to show that. However, I think USADA could stand to show a bit of reasonable understanding to the fact that, as Sha’Carri has said, we are human.” — Tori Franklin
“Showing respect visibly requires you to “watch the clock” — and I mean that literally. This may seem overly tactical to some people, but I find that when people don’t respect others’ time in meetings by phone, video or face…
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