Author: David Baker
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Turning 40 Doesn’t Feel Like the Memes Promised
The milestone birthday industrial complex sold us a joke. The real thing is quieter, and weirder, than that.
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The Sandwich Generation Is Bigger Than the Term Suggests
Caring for aging parents while still figuring out your own life isn’t a niche experience — it’s most of your group chat.
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Your Trading Card Collection Doesn’t Need a Business Plan
Nostalgia collecting isn’t a side hustle waiting to happen. Sometimes a shelf of old cards is just a shelf of old cards.
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The Comeback of the Hobby You Quit at 12
Cross-stitch, model kits, mixtapes on cassette — the hobbies we dropped for being “uncool” are exactly the ones we’re picking back up.
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Redefining Milestones: Why Buying a House With Your Best Friend Isn’t a Backup Plan
Co-buying used to be the consolation prize. For a lot of us, it’s just the plan.
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The Group Chat Is Doing More Work Than You Think
Somewhere along the way, the group chat replaced the book club, the therapist, and the town square.
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You Don’t Need Another Wellness App. You Need Fewer of Them.
The average phone has six wellness apps competing for the same seven minutes of attention.
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The Recovery Day That Actually Recovers You
Rest days fail for a predictable reason: they’re not actually restful, just unscheduled.
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Why the Best Trip We Took This Year Had No Itinerary
No landmarks, no 6 a.m. alarm, no group chat vote. Just a change of scenery and a full night’s sleep.
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The Weekend Trip That Isn’t Secretly a Second Job
Somewhere along the way, vacations started needing their own spreadsheet. Here’s the case for planning less.
