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Published in 3 Min Read

·Mar 9

How Devon Price Redefined ‘Lazy’ and Turned His Medium Essay Into a Book

An interview with the author of “Laziness Does Not Exist,” the essay that started a conversation about the psychology of procrastination — Dr. Devon Price is a psychology professor whose 2018 Medium essay, “Laziness Does Not Exist,” was shared by over 3.6 million people around the world. In it, Price unpacks the “laziness lie” — the belief that productivity is inherently more valuable than relaxation. He advocates for a more nuanced, curious…

Medium

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How Devon Price Redefined ‘Lazy’ and Turned His Medium Essay Into a Book
How Devon Price Redefined ‘Lazy’ and Turned His Medium Essay Into a Book
Medium

15 min read


Published in 3 Min Read

·Dec 13, 2022

Your invitation to tell us about 2022

And how some writers are already reflecting on the year — Somehow, we’ve (almost) reached the end of the year. Whether you’ve just posted on Medium for the first time or have been around these parts for a while, thank you. Your stories, perspectives, ideas, questions, and suggestions continue to shape what we’re building for readers and writers. “Years” are constructs…

Medium

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Your invitation to tell us about 2022
Your invitation to tell us about 2022
Medium

3 min read


Nov 11, 2022

An Unconventional Link Roundup

On time, seasons, San Francisco, fog, and changing your life — I. On Small Seasons and Long Calendars I recently moved to San Francisco. A friend visited last month. We grew up together in a suburb of Philadelphia, and in most of my high-school memories, it’s freezing cold. I assume this is how everyone who grew up on the east coast remembers high school, because the “school” part…

Stories

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An Unconventional Link Roundup
An Unconventional Link Roundup
Stories

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Published in Human Parts

·Oct 20, 2022

The Good Years

On premature nostalgia — “I was so busy setting up my life I didn’t realize… those were the good years! Those were the years when I should have been paying attention.” A fifty-something-year-old friend said this to me yesterday. We were talking on the phone. I was pacing my living room, obsessing over all…

Self

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The Good Years
The Good Years
Self

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Jul 25, 2022

Just Some Great Stories I Read (And Revisited) This Month

Presented without a ton of context — I don’t know if I’ll do this again (I reserve the right to not), but I did stumble upon a few interesting things on the internet recently and thought I’d share them. And by “interesting” I mean: enlightening, entertaining, revealing, a little weird, sometimes totally normal and not at all…

Reading

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Just Some Great Stories I Read (And Revisited) This Month
Just Some Great Stories I Read (And Revisited) This Month
Reading

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Jan 10, 2022

My Downstairs Crush

Leaving New York, and leaving other things — “Are you going to channel Joan Didion and write an essay about leaving New York?” my downstairs neighbor asked on my last night in the city. I think he was trying to make fun of me? It was Christmas Eve and we were eating takeout Chinese food. My belongings —…

Cities

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My Downstairs Crush
My Downstairs Crush
Cities

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Published in Creators Hub

·Aug 10, 2021

How to Read Like a Writer

Forget about genre. And notice choices. — You don’t need to be a voracious reader if you want to write well, but it certainly helps. I had a friend, someone whose writing I really looked up to, who told me point-blank one day: “I don’t read.” And then they laughed. This freakishly talented writer (who will go…

Writing

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How to Read Like a Writer
How to Read Like a Writer
Writing

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Published in Creators Hub

·Aug 5, 2021

Open Thread Highlights: The Stories That Moved You Most

We asked, you shared. Here are 8 of your favorite stories and writers from across the Mediumverse. — A few weeks ago, we asked you to drop a link to a great story (or writer) you’ve discovered on Medium lately. The goal? To help us to explore beyond our comfort zones (or at least beyond the writers and publications who populate our homepages). …

Open Thread

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Open Thread Highlights: The Stories That Moved You Most
Open Thread Highlights: The Stories That Moved You Most
Open Thread

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Published in Creators Hub

·Jul 13, 2021

Open Thread: What’s the Best Thing You’ve Read on Medium Lately?

Name aside, Medium is actually pretty big. Most of us have a shortlist of writers we’re drawn to, people whose names appear on our homepages and digests. But there’s always more to discover — so we thought we’d ask: What’s the best story you’ve read on Medium recently? Why do you love it? (Bonus points if it doesn’t already have thousands of claps, but feel free to share anything you enjoyed.) Hopefully, this will give us all a bunch of great new writers to follow. And at Medium, we’re always looking for new stories and ideas hiding beneath the surface.

Reading

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Reading

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Published in Human Parts

·Nov 4, 2020

Things to Do Instead of Screaming on Social Media

When nothing is certain, focus on what you can control — As Jimmy Kimmel tweeted last night, “This is like being awake during your own surgery.” When will it end? Who knows! …

Election 2020

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Election 2020

2 min read

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