Values And The Casino Economy

You Have To Do The Living Yourself

Oliver Burkeman | The Imperfectionist | 30th October 2025

A self-described "recovering personal-development obsessive" lays to rest the idea that there will ever be one easy hack that will "fix" a life. The answers are internal, not external. "It’s a matter of coming back and back and back to the question of what you could do right now that would constitute living the way you aspire to live." Values, not tricks, are what makes a life feel fulfilling in the long term (1,200 words)

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Bible Sales And Chipotle Explain The Economy

Kyla Scanlon | Kyla's Newsletter | 30th October 2025

The US economy has become a casino and monetary policy is now just a mood ring trying to manipulate how people feel about it. "Apparently, the invisible hand also deals cards." Everything has become transactional. Bible sales are way up but church attendance is way down. For everyone other than the super-wealthy, everything is a gamble — their attention, their time and their faith (2,000 words)