Welcome to the final edition of Five for Friday of 2023!
Here are five things I thought worth sharing this week.
Excellent advice from Austin Kleon on how to practice and protect your creativity during the craziness of the holiday rush : “What is the least amount of work you can do in a day and still feel like a whole person?’
What is the real lesson from the creation of the Atomic Bomb?
A fantastic dictionary collection.
A touching account of how David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest helped the writer hang on to life.
Finally, six of the best descriptions of winter in literature, according to LitHub.
Currently reading: The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget’s Thesaurus by Joshua Kendall
Have a great weekend, and a Happy New Year!
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