Weekly things

Hanlon's razor, screen time for adults and to do lists

Things to read

• Getting what we think we want can reveal just how complex desire is

• Hanlon’s Razor: Not everyone is out to get you

• ICYMI: Tell me things about the moon with

  Will Dowd
  — a new interview series!

Some things to try

• Send a message that says "I saw this and thought of you" — I loved reading a comment from

  Summer Suleiman
  on this week’s interview about the ritual she has with a friend to call or message each other when they catch a dazzling sight of the moon. It made me think how lovely it is to let someone know you’re thinking of them by sending a photo, song, poem or some other thing.

• Screen time for adults — There is a lot of advice out there on how to reduce screen time, and I often find myself nodding along and promising myself to implement something, and yet fail to do so. I found this frame from

  Alexandra Jospin
  about screen time for adults refreshing and actionable.

A thing to ponder

Poem Beginning With A Retweet
by Maggie Smith (

For Dear Life with Maggie Smith

)

If you drive past horses and don’t say horses
you’re a psychopath. If you see an…