Self-righteousness, when you think about it, is a contra-indicator of self-esteem. It's what sets in when genuine righteousness eludes us. Meghan Daum contraeludeesteem Change image and share on social
Confessions are not processed or analysed; they're told in a moment of desperation to a priest or to somebody interrogating you about a crime. Meghan Daum analyseconfessioncrime Change image and share on social
There's this tradition of women's magazines - which have been my bread and butter as a freelancer - where the paradigm is that the writing is about relationships, body image, lessons, and it's always redemptive. Meghan Daum bodybreadbutter share on social
I always tell writers that it's good to have an area of expertise. It's a really practical answer, I know, but know about science or about sports or about medicine, so you can work as a science writer or a sports writer. Don't just know about yourself. Meghan Daum answerareaexpertise share on social
Quitting Facebook would be like partially erasing myself. Quitting Twitter would constitute further erasure. Pretty soon, I'd be invisible. I was never on Instagram or Tumblr, which I guess means I never completely existed in the first place. Meghan Daum completelyconstituteerase share on social
I have a distinct memory, dating back to 1989 or so, of sitting around with my college dorm mates talking about a new term that was popping up everywhere: 'political correctness.' Meghan Daum backcollegecorrectness Change image and share on social
When I made my final reckoning with the decision not to have kids, I also decided that I would use at least some of my extra time to better the lives of kids who are already here. Meghan Daum decidedecisionextra Change image and share on social
Each year, in my quaint efforts to send out paper holiday cards with personal messages, I probably discard one for every three I actually manage to put in the mail. The reason is that my handwriting is now less legible than it was when I was in the second grade. Meghan Daum carddiscardeffort share on social
This whole notion that it's somehow easy and simpler to live in the country is such a fallacy. Meghan Daum countryeasyfallacy Change image and share on social
I think whatever generation you're in has a nostalgia for the generations past and the generations you weren't in. Meghan Daum generationnostalgiapast Change image and share on social
