Book clubs are a contentious subject for readers everywhere. @josiecox.bsky.social and @kathleenedavis.bsky.social tackle it in this clip from "And Another Thing: The Best Books We Read This Year," December's iteration of our monthly live convo between editors of The Persistent.

The work day should be over when the work day should be over, author Melissa Panzer decrees. Enough with the 8 PM meetings already!

This is a snippet of a live conversation about fixing work; stay tuned for an announcement about our next live convo!

If you only focus on your short-term goals, you’ll burn out, Ruchika T. Malhotra says in this clip from this month’s live convo, We Need to Talk About Fixing Work. Make time to rest and reset to achieve your longer-term ambitions.

Does being ambitious have to come at someone else's expense? Or can we change the way we view ambition to include everyone in the rise to the top?

In a moment when inequality yawns, institutions buckle, and the narratives that once held Americans together feel threadbare, @josiecox.bsky.social has been looking to history for steadier ground. buff.ly/ljtNIVL

What would happen if we focused on raising everybody up instead of rewarding competition and even aggression?

@francescadonner.bsky.social, Ruchika T. Malhotra, and Melissa Panzer discuss what needs to be done to fix work on Friday at 12 PM ET.

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