What Not to Do When You're Sad, How Women Are Changing the Courts, How the Pandemic Improved Our Lives
Highlights From Our March (Plus Our Favorite Readers Comments)
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March seemed to turn the world upside down. It came in with a war and went out with a slap. The war, alas, is still going on. We tried to adjust to the news and run new features and pieces on The Nonlinear Life. A reminder: We publish Mondays and Thursday at 1 pm ET. Thank you, as always, for your continued support as we all try to find meaning in a world of twists and turns. Here are our most popular pieces this month with comments from readers like you.
The confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson raised a lot of questions around women in law. I was pleased to interview the amazing Roberta Ramo, the first woman to head up the American Bar Association, and hear her insights on how women are changing the law, the courts, and the Supreme Court itself.
The idea of a study around the partisan election of judges is fascinating. Really loved reading this interview with Roberta! - Nicole Lapin
2. The One Thing You Shouldn't Do When You're Sad
A lot of us are feeling sad these days. That feeling has many benefits, as I explored in this piece. But there's one thing you should never do.
I just finished reading The Undoing Project about Kahneman's early research. Wow, fascinating. Now I guess I gotta read Thinking Fast and Slow... Till now Bruce Feiler I think your books are the only non-fiction books I ever enjoyed! - L'via Weisinger
I’ve heard it said this way…Depressed people are the realists. - Craig Plank
3. What We Gained From The Pandemic
COVID-19 is a story of pain, but it's also a story of finding the light in dark places. Looking at what we gained from one of our global community's hardest shared experience leaves room for gratitude, grace, and—as it turns out—excellent reader comments.
All of the above! Thanks for sharing. It’s easy to dwell on the depression, disruption and death. It’s good to have hope. For us who work in science, the pandemic lit a fire and reminded us why we went into the field. We’ve never seen the FDA act so quickly on approving anything. It also gave me time to think. Out of the boredom of unending days, I was able to pick up projects that have been shelved for decades. - Rachielle Sheffler
4. What Would You Take If You Had to Flee Your Home?
The war in Ukraine displaced tens of millions from their home and sent 4 million people abroad. What would you take if you were forced to flee your home? And what would you leave behind? The real live answers to how others made this choice may surprise you.
I would take my pets and my medications and my BIPAP machine everything else is replaceable … - Neenah Donnelly
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