The Happiness Thread
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— pat tobin (@tastefactory) October 4, 2018
I had a weird day a couple of days ago. I got into a twitter fight with a Breitbart writer who threatened to sue me. I threatened to sue him. It was extremely stupid, and while it was all going down I had one of those out of body experiences where I feel like I’m watching myself show my ass and I’m asking myself “Is this really the person you want to be?” It made me feel small. It made me feel out of control, reckless in a bad way. It made me feel profoundly silly. It’s made me think that maybe it’s time to learn to gauge when I’m feeling too angry to be Online. The problem is that I’m angry even when I’m not online. I’m angry while I listen to news on Alexa. I’m angry when I listen to podcasts. I’m angry when I’m not listening to or watching anything and my mind is just wandering. I don’t just need to unplug from the internet, I need to unplug from my anger. I think we all do, honestly.
In that spirit I invite you to share anything that makes you happy these days–a hobby, a show, a movie, a book, a comic, a song, a band, a food, whatever…that’s helping you power through life. I’m still taking book recommendations. I actually made a Pinterest list of many of your past recommendations and actually gave some a try. Nothing’s sucked me in so far. So…I’m open to whatever!