As 2024 draws to an end, Team Big Picture's Jay Kuo compiled strategies and tips, gleaned from experts and from his conversations with many readers, on ways to survive these next four Trump years, both individually and collectively as a democracy. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/surviving-...

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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."

Arthur C. Clarke

I don't know who needs to hear this, but you don't need to justify your reading preferences and choices to anyone. Audiobooks count as reading. Also, you don't have to finish books you don't enjoy. Don't read to impress, read for yourself. Life's too short, love yourself, ok?

Signed, a librarian