We often set aside articles that are longer, deserve a re-read, are broader in scope…or just for fun — for weekend reading. Below are some from this week — pour yourself a hot cup of coffee & enjoy...

• 101 Simple Joys of Life We Must Not Forget: No matter what is happening in our lives, we can always find something to appreciate and be grateful for. (The Plain Simple Life)

• Buffett’s Life Advice May Be More Valuable Than His Portfolio: The Oracle of Omaha’s latest letter shares his insight on how to leave behind a strong family and a lasting legacy. (Bloomberg)

• Fast food is too expensive for its core customer and not expensive enough for the customer it wants (Sherwood)

• The Best Inventions of 2024 - 200 innovations changing how we live: 200 Best Inventions of 2024 (Time)

• The Fields Medal Winner Who Thought He Was a Slow Learner (The Critical Thinker)

• America’s News Influencers: The creators and consumers in the world of news and information on social media. (Pew Research)

• The Neal’s Yard heist: Why luxury cheese is being targeted by black market criminals (BBC)

• Why the U.S. Healthcare System Is So Much Worse Than Its Peers (Harvard Business Review)

• The Invisible Man: We see right through the unshowered soul living in a car by the beach, or by the Walmart, or by the side of the road. BA firsthand account of homelessness in America. (Esquire)

• The Real Value of Money: How a viral tweet, a bonkers book and a breakthrough conversation gave me a totally new perspective on money. (Leading Edge)

• How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world. In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance (The Guardian)

• How to gaslight your Trump Voting Relatives at Thanksgiving (The Borowitz Report)

• Very good…also an audio podcast version available on Honestly. Peggy Noonan on How to Save America (YouTube)

• It might not find that many permanent jobs to cut at the federal level (Sherwood)
  

What are you reading or listening to?