Welcome to Friday,
Here are five things I thought worth sharing this week.
A long lost short story by Bram Stoker will be unveiled this weekend in Dublin at the annual festival held in the author’s honor.
Researchers have gathered more evidence that short bursts of activity carry a higher energy cost. Walking becomes more efficient the longer one stays in motion. This means that walking for two minutes versus ten minutes, for example, is going to carry a higher energy load and is good news for people who have limited mobility. You can still give your cardiovascular system a workout without necessarily needing to spend hours at one activity.
From murals to a stone throne, recent archeological finds suggest women ruled over ancient Peru. The Moche civilization ruled and declined before the Inca rose up in the same region until the arrival of the Spanish in the 1500s.
The key to motivation is simple, but not easy: Act first, then the feeling will follow.
On Kerrygold and how Irish butter took over the world, according to the Irish.
Currently reading: Out of Sheer Rage by Geoff Dyer
Have a great weekend.
Image: Scene in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Williamson, John. American. circa 1880.
