To be honored by success is to take your life seriously. To humble-talk about it is to take yourself seriously. Meghan Daum honorehumblelife Change image and share on social
For me, writing essays is very much about processing ideas and offering them up to the reader so that they are fully cooked. Meghan Daum cookessayfully Change image and share on social
My goal is to invite readers to think along with me and draw their own conclusions. Meghan Daum conclusiondrawgoal Change image and share on social
Like a physically beautiful but otherwise rather dull person who trades on his or her looks, Southern California swings perpetually between a profound inferiority complex and an equally profound sense of entitlement. Meghan Daum beautifulcaliforniacomplex share on social
Much of the magic of language, of course, lies in its fluidity. Meghan Daum fluiditylanguagelie Change image and share on social
Before digital and mobile communications effectively tethered us to an invisible, infinite 'wire,' even those with the most hectic schedules were usually willing to answer the phone if they happened to be home when it rang. Meghan Daum answercommunicationdigital share on social
I was enamored of New York City intellectual life and was really into Philip Roth because I was raised by self-loathing Midwesterners who were from southern Illinois, who felt like fish out of water when they came to the East Coast when I was a kid. Meghan Daum citycoasteast share on social
The reason it was so bruising when someone said I was from a rich family is that, like many of us, I'm deeply invested - probably overly so - in the myth of my own self-creation. I like to believe that I got where I am, such as it is, by working hard and charting my own course. Meghan Daum bruisechartcreation share on social
When there's so much choice, it can get overwhelming and it's hard to make a choice. Meghan Daum choicehardmake 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
