Hi Reader,

I hope y'all are having an incredible weekend.

As you buckle down for Q4, has the daily whirlwind of activities swept you away while your greatest priorities take a back seat?

Do you keep tackling the “small” things and putting off the “big” things,

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We were each enjoying a delicious bite of uni.

It was our first Omakase since becoming parents a decade ago.

We sipped some sake at the quiet upstairs sushi bar.

(I might have even snapped a few food pics for my Instagram account.)

And then the meltdown happened. The couple next to us went nuclear.

They busted out their phones and turned the tiny dining room into a command center.

Phones rang and vibrated.

AirPods littered the counter.

There had been a family emergency. Their college-aged son had missed his flight home.

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Here are this week's top reads:

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Living for the unremarkable moments

2 minutes | The Washington Post

A beautiful reflection on the “back nine” of life. We don’t remember the promotions or purchases. But tiny moments of love, connection and tenderness? That’s what it’s all about.

→ Read the article​

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They’re breaking every retirement rule to be off now, not later

5 minutes | The New York Times

A group of workers in their 20s and 30s are choosing “micro retirements” over the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) path. Is their approach of taking career breaks in their younger years to enjoy life now putting their future selves at risk?

→ Read the article​

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Lessons from a decade of entrepreneurship

3 minutes | Bart Egnal

Entrepreneurship is a wild-ass ride — both exciting and terrifying. I really resonated with these lessons, especially “the duality of self-determination” where you are forced to accept that most but not all things are under your control.

→ Read the post​

This Week on The Examined Life Podcast

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This week's episode: Should you read more fiction?​

Below the Fold
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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​Confessions of a workaholic (RadReads, 838 clicks)
• ​Parents are at their wits’ end (The New York Times, 261 clicks)

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And finally, a dad recorded his daughter on the first day of school every year until graduation.

With gratitude,

Khe

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