A lot of optimism, I’m starting to think, has to do with choice—and I’m not talking about whether or not you choose to be optimistic. I just mean, if you choose to be in a situation, you’re probably going to like it a lot more. Maybe that sounds obvious. But …
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In conversations with friends and family recently, one theme I’ve heard again and again is how struck people are by how dependent they are on the availability of so many services and products. Many of them simply needed to go to stores or other places simply because they simply didn’t …
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